Headsail

Headsail

A headsail of a sailing vessel is any sail set forward of the foremost mast. The most common headsails are the jib and its larger cousin the genoa, but there are a large number of others, such as the staysail.

Some headsails can only be flown on specific points of sail, such as the spinnaker, which is only flown when sailing downwind, and the gennaker, used when sailing a course between downwind and close hauled.

ee also

* Sail plan

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  • Headsail — Head sail ( s[=a]l ), n. (Naut.) Any sail set forward of the foremast. Totten. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • headsail — [hed′sāl΄; ] naut. [, hed′səl] n. any sail forward of the mast or foremast …   English World dictionary

  • headsail — noun Date: 1627 a sail set forward of the foremast …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • headsail — /hed sayl /; Naut. /hed seuhl/, n. Naut. 1. any of various jibs or staysails set forward of the foremost mast of a vessel. 2. any sail set on a foremast, esp. on a vessel having three or more masts. [1620 30; HEAD + SAIL] * * * …   Universalium

  • headsail — noun /ˈhɛdˌsəl,ˈhɛdˌseɪl/ Any sail set forward of the foremost mast. Syn: foresail …   Wiktionary

  • headsail — sail set forward of the foremast of a ship Nautical Terms …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • headsail — n. sail attached to the foremast (Nautical) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • headsail — [ hɛdseɪl, s(ə)l] noun a sail on a ship s foremast or bowsprit …   English new terms dictionary

  • headsail — head·sail …   English syllables

  • headsail — head•sail [[t]ˈhɛdˌseɪl[/t]] naut. [[t] səl[/t]] n. naut. navig. any of various jibs or staysails set forward of the foremost mast of a vessel • Etymology: 1620–30 …   From formal English to slang

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