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SAIL (continued)
The studding-sails are set beyond the leeches or skirts of the main-sail and fore-sail, or of the top-sails or top-gallants-sails of a ship. Their upper and lower edges are accordingly extended by poles run out beyond the extremities of the yards for this purpose. Those sails however are only set in favourable winds and moderate weather.All sails derive their name from the mast, yard, or stay upon which they are extended. Thus the principal sail extended upon the main-mast is called the main-sail, grande voile, d, fig. 2. plate IX. the next above, which stands upon the main-top-mast, is termed the main-top-sail, grand hunier, e; and the highest, which is spread across the main-top-gallant mast, is named the main-top-gallant-sail, grand perroquet, f. In the same manner there is the fore-sail, misaine, g; the fore-top-sail, petit hunier, h; and the fore-top-gallant-sail, petit perroquet, i; the mizen, artimon, k; the mizen top-sail, perroquet d'artimon, k; and mizen top-gallant-sail, m. Thus also there is the main stay-sail 0; main-top-mast stay-sail p; and main-top-gallant stay-sail q; with a middle stay-sail which stands between the two last. N.B. All. these stays-sails are between the main and fore-mast.
The stay-sails (voiles d'etai, Fr.) between the main-mast and mizen-inaft are the mizen stay-sail r, and the mizen top-n'aft stay-sail s; and sometimes a mizen top-gallant stay-sail above the latter.
The stay-sails between the fore-mast and the bowsprit are the fore stay-sail t; the fore-top-mast stay-sail u; and the jib, foc, x. There is besides two square sails extended by yards under the bowsprit, one of which is called the sprit-sail, civadiere, y; and the other the sprit-sail top-sail z, perroquet de beaupré. For the French names of all the stay-sails, see the French term ÉTAI, and the phrases following it.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 251, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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