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gaff-topsail
gaff-topsail 1. ‘A light triangular or quadrilateral sail, the head being extended on a small gaff which hoists on the topmast, and the foot on the lower gaff’ (Adm. Smyth). Also attrib., as gaff-topsail-hook.1794 Rigging & Seamanship I. 83 Over the head of the mainsail a gaff topsail. 1833 M. Scott... Oxford English Dictionary
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Gaff Topsails
Gaff Topsail is an abandoned railway settlement located in the interior of Newfoundland, Canada, between the communities of Millertown Junction to the The Topsails takes its name from the surrounding landscape which includes Main Topsail, Mizzen Topsail, Gaff Topsail and Fore Topsail which are geologically wikipedia.org
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Polperro Gaffer
The new boats built after the Gale with government intervention and support were to a new design, carvel planked and with the "modern" gaff rig, boats However the sail area could be extended by setting a large topsail on a yard making these boats remarkably fast in races on high days and holidays. wikipedia.org
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Topsail
On a gaff-rigged sailing boat, topsails may take a few different forms: A jib-headed topsail is generally a triangular sail set between the gaff and A gaff-rigged vessel might have a gaff topsail above any or all of its gaff sails. A yard topsail is similar, but set on a yard. wikipedia.org
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Cornish Crabber 24
The boats are gaff rigged topsail cutters, with plumb stems, angled transoms, bowsprits and keel-hung rudders controlled by a tiller. One choice is the rig: either (A) a gaff-headed mainsail with a standard topsail flying over it (top sailplan), which permits quick sail reduction when wikipedia.org
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Mainsail
Historical fore-and-aft rigs used a four-sided gaff rigged mainsail, sometimes setting a gaff topsail above it. Further mainsail area (and height) was obtained by adopting a gaff rig. wikipedia.org
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Spritsail
A gaff rig was far more suitable for heavy weather and long sea passages, but when a gaff rigged vessel drops the mainsail, the topsail cannot be used. The gaff, attached to the mainsail, is required aloft to set the topsail. wikipedia.org
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Schooner
The following varieties were built: Grand Banks fishing schooner: similar to Bluenose, includes a gaff topsail on the main mast and a fisherman's staysail Topsail schooner/Square topsail schooner: includes square topsails. wikipedia.org
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Argia (schooner)
Argia is a two-masted, gaff topsail schooner. Argia's home port is Mystic, Connecticut, United States. wikipedia.org
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Friendship Sloop
They are gaff-rigged, with a mainsail, a staysail and normally a jib. They may additionally have a topmast with a main topsail and jib topsail (flying jib). wikipedia.org
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Ringtail (sail)
Quadrilateral The older and more common type is a quadrilateral sail set on spars which extend the gaff and boom of a gaff sail. References External links Article with image of topsail-type of triangular ringtail. Sailing rigs and rigging wikipedia.org
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Winkle Brig
The Winkle Brig is a gaff rig pocket cruiser built between 1985 and 2002. Approximately 122 were built before production ceased. Length overall: Waterline length: Beam: Draught: 1 ft 2in / 2 ft 6in (twin retractable bilge boards) Displacement: 650 kg Sails: Main Jib Topsail wikipedia.org
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Amazing Grace (ship)
Amazing Grace is an 83' topsail schooner. Its home port is in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The bowsprit, jib boom, and dolphin striker which carry three sails; the mainmast is gaff rigged with mainsail and gaff topsail; between the masts is the wikipedia.org
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J.R. Tolkien (schooner)
Tolkien is a gaff-topsail schooner of Netherlands registry used for passenger cruises on the Baltic Sea and elsewhere in European waters. Tolkien is a topsail-rigged vessel of 139 tons and measures 36m in hull length (41.7m overall) with a beam of 7.8m and draft of 3.2m. wikipedia.org
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Tolkien (disambiguation)
Tolkien, a gaff-topsail schooner of Netherlands registry Tolkien (crater), a crater on Mercury Tolkien Black, a character from South Park, who was previously wikipedia.org
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