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Copyright 2007 by MaryLu Tyndall. All rights reserved. |
And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:10 |
General Ship Diagram |
1. Flying Jib 2. Jib 3. Fore topmast staysail 4. Fore staysail 5. Foresail or Fore Course 6. Fore topsail 7. Fore topgallant 8. Main staysail 9. Main topmast staysail 10.Middle staysail 11. Main topgallant staysail 12. Main sail or main course 13. Main topsail 14. Main topgallant 15. Mizzen staysail 16. Mizzen topmast staysail 17. Mizzen topgallant staysail 18. Mizzen sail 19. Spanker 20. Mizzen topsail 21. Mizzen topgallant |
**Diagram source: "Liber Nauticus", and reprinted in the Harper-Collins editions of Patrick O'Brian's Capt. Aubrey/Stephen Maturin series |
Staysails are sails rigged from the mast 'stays' - heavy lines that run fore and aft supporting the various masts. |
Rigging types |
Two-masted Schooner |
Brigatine |
Topsail Schooner |
Full rigged ship |
Barquentine |
Three-masted Schooner |
Brig |
**Diagram souce: The American Sailing Training Association |