User:KDS4444/Flying sail

A flying sail is any sail that is not permanently rigged to a mast of a sailing ship and is stowed below deck when not in use. Flying sails do not require a stay, gaff, or yard to be hoisted or lowered. When a flying sail is goes up on a stay or spar be "set standing"; when it is said toFlExamples of such sails include the gennaker, the spinnaker, all jibs]], and all staysails. Any sail so thus used is referred to as "set flying." They are unlike the genoa on a reefing system which is permanently rigged.

Dictionary of sea terms 1919
 * 1) Paperback: 336 pages
 * 2) Publisher: Pomona Press (January 1, 2006)
 * 3) Language: English
 * 4) ISBN-10: 1406791423
 * 5) ISBN-13: 978-1406791426