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What is a staysail?

What is a staysail? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (nautical) A fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast.
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Orders were then given to set the jib and maintopmast staysail, and the former was set but the latter could not be, as the halyards were foul aloft.
We can carry the spinnaker in combination with the mizzen staysail or we can carry either alone.
Your approach will work but the sail will not be nearly as good as one designed as a staysail to begin with.
I went forward and lowered the staysail so that it did not blanket the wind from the small, Yankee jib.
She was under staysail and forestaysail only, perfectly equilibrated, and her speed and power were awesome.
By contrast, an inner forestay and staysail can be left in place, ready to go when you need them most.

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