But when the decline in sailing-ship freights set in, and crews were reduced in number, stunsails were discontinued, and they will now never be seen again. |
Our noble and gallant ship with her 15,000 yards of canvas and stunsails in addition is ploughing the main most majestically. |
Well by the sounds of it it's perfectly fine without the stunsails, so I think I'll leave them out after all. |
This is a contemporary oil painting of the ship under full sail with stunsails set. |
The clipper ship Golden State on the painting has five stunsails on her foremast. |