| This was the reason many sailing vessels used combinations of square sails and staysails for their rigs. |
| The new small staysails help to clean up the turbulent flow and improve the mainsail's efficiency. |
| The schooner shown her with all sails set, with the exception of the staysails between the masts. |
| Clipper ships often carried additional square sails on either side of the main square sails, and staysails were frequently rigged to the stays. |
| Self-tacking jibs and staysails work well with furling systems and with jib booms. |
| Finally, she had a set of sails called staysails to help her keep her course. |
