Knowledge

Course (sail)

Source 📝

52: 20: 47:
on a mast. The courses are given a name derived from the mast on which they are set, so the course on the foremast may be called the fore-course or the foresail; similarly main-course or mainsail for that carried on the mainmast. On the mizzen, a course is not usually carried. If it is, it is called
48:
the crossjack (or cro'jack) or mizzen sail. The lower yard on the mizzen takes the same name (crossjack). When there is no sail set from this yard it is still needed to sheet home the topsail. In that case, a clue to the arrangement is the absence of footropes.
51: 139: 966: 106: 81: 430: 24: 132: 769: 759: 380: 513: 299: 339: 19: 931: 764: 498: 8: 919: 641: 533: 125: 816: 518: 926: 439: 102: 77: 225: 889: 852: 754: 714: 697: 692: 674: 405: 205: 864: 847: 811: 736: 626: 592: 577: 475: 455: 410: 904: 794: 651: 636: 611: 603: 547: 528: 425: 329: 304: 152: 44: 960: 779: 570: 445: 256: 894: 842: 837: 821: 789: 503: 415: 314: 283: 230: 174: 117: 483: 334: 190: 936: 744: 709: 631: 557: 450: 240: 215: 200: 195: 40: 899: 806: 749: 687: 646: 582: 523: 488: 465: 435: 349: 344: 261: 884: 879: 774: 724: 719: 702: 621: 565: 508: 400: 395: 390: 385: 354: 309: 266: 220: 210: 909: 869: 801: 784: 682: 665: 616: 587: 493: 460: 420: 359: 156: 32: 914: 874: 324: 235: 941: 857: 55:
Sketch of a square rigged foremast. The course is numbered 5
148: 319: 76:(2nd ed.). Glasgow: Brown Son & Ferguson. 958: 133: 147: 65: 90: 140: 126: 71: 27:. The course sail is the lowermost sail. 50: 18: 96: 959: 121: 23:Illustration of the foremast of the 43:. It is the sail set on the lowest 13: 99:Sailing Rigs, an Illustrated Guide 14: 978: 165:including limited use, outdated 101:. London: Chatham Publishing. 1: 74:Sailing ship rigs and rigging 59: 7: 10: 983: 830: 735: 673: 664: 601: 555: 546: 474: 431:Spritsail (square-rigged) 368: 292: 279: 249: 183: 170: 163: 72:Underhill, H. A. (1955). 967:Sailing rigs and rigging 97:Bennett, Jenny (2005). 330:Mainsail (Bermuda rig) 300:Asymmetrical spinnaker 56: 28: 401:Mainsail (square rig) 54: 22: 16:Type of square sail 57: 29: 25:Stavros S Niarchos 954: 953: 950: 949: 660: 659: 542: 541: 275: 274: 974: 693:Running backstay 671: 670: 553: 552: 290: 289: 181: 180: 142: 135: 128: 119: 118: 113: 112: 94: 88: 87: 69: 982: 981: 977: 976: 975: 973: 972: 971: 957: 956: 955: 946: 826: 731: 656: 597: 593:Pelican striker 578:Dolphin striker 538: 470: 364: 281: 271: 245: 172: 166: 159: 146: 116: 109: 95: 91: 84: 70: 66: 62: 17: 12: 11: 5: 980: 970: 969: 952: 951: 948: 947: 945: 944: 939: 934: 929: 924: 923: 922: 912: 907: 905:Roller furling 902: 897: 892: 887: 882: 877: 872: 867: 862: 861: 860: 850: 845: 840: 834: 832: 828: 827: 825: 824: 819: 814: 809: 804: 799: 798: 797: 792: 782: 777: 772: 767: 762: 757: 752: 747: 741: 739: 733: 732: 730: 729: 728: 727: 722: 712: 707: 706: 705: 695: 690: 685: 679: 677: 668: 662: 661: 658: 657: 655: 654: 649: 644: 639: 637:Spinnaker pole 634: 629: 624: 619: 614: 608: 606: 599: 598: 596: 595: 590: 585: 580: 575: 574: 573: 562: 560: 550: 544: 543: 540: 539: 537: 536: 531: 529:Spreader patch 526: 521: 516: 514:Reefing points 511: 506: 501: 496: 491: 486: 480: 478: 472: 471: 469: 468: 463: 458: 453: 448: 443: 433: 428: 423: 418: 413: 408: 403: 398: 393: 388: 383: 378: 372: 370: 366: 365: 363: 362: 357: 352: 347: 342: 337: 332: 327: 322: 317: 312: 307: 302: 296: 294: 287: 277: 276: 273: 272: 270: 269: 264: 259: 253: 251: 247: 246: 244: 243: 238: 233: 228: 223: 218: 213: 208: 203: 198: 193: 187: 185: 178: 168: 167: 164: 161: 160: 145: 144: 137: 130: 122: 115: 114: 107: 89: 82: 63: 61: 58: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 979: 968: 965: 964: 962: 943: 940: 938: 935: 933: 930: 928: 925: 921: 918: 917: 916: 913: 911: 908: 906: 903: 901: 898: 896: 893: 891: 888: 886: 883: 881: 878: 876: 873: 871: 868: 866: 863: 859: 856: 855: 854: 851: 849: 846: 844: 841: 839: 836: 835: 833: 829: 823: 820: 818: 815: 813: 810: 808: 805: 803: 800: 796: 793: 791: 788: 787: 786: 783: 781: 778: 776: 773: 771: 768: 766: 763: 761: 758: 756: 753: 751: 748: 746: 743: 742: 740: 738: 734: 726: 723: 721: 718: 717: 716: 713: 711: 708: 704: 701: 700: 699: 696: 694: 691: 689: 686: 684: 681: 680: 678: 676: 672: 669: 667: 663: 653: 650: 648: 645: 643: 640: 638: 635: 633: 630: 628: 625: 623: 620: 618: 615: 613: 610: 609: 607: 605: 600: 594: 591: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 576: 572: 571:sprit topmast 569: 568: 567: 564: 563: 561: 559: 554: 551: 549: 545: 535: 532: 530: 527: 525: 522: 520: 517: 515: 512: 510: 507: 505: 502: 500: 497: 495: 492: 490: 487: 485: 482: 481: 479: 477: 473: 467: 464: 462: 459: 457: 454: 452: 449: 447: 444: 441: 437: 434: 432: 429: 427: 424: 422: 419: 417: 414: 412: 409: 407: 404: 402: 399: 397: 394: 392: 389: 387: 384: 382: 379: 377: 374: 373: 371: 367: 361: 358: 356: 353: 351: 348: 346: 343: 341: 338: 336: 333: 331: 328: 326: 323: 321: 318: 316: 313: 311: 308: 306: 303: 301: 298: 297: 295: 291: 288: 285: 278: 268: 265: 263: 260: 258: 255: 254: 252: 248: 242: 239: 237: 234: 232: 229: 227: 224: 222: 219: 217: 214: 212: 209: 207: 204: 202: 199: 197: 194: 192: 189: 188: 186: 182: 179: 176: 169: 162: 158: 154: 150: 143: 138: 136: 131: 129: 124: 123: 120: 110: 108:1-86176-243-7 104: 100: 93: 85: 83:0-85174-176-2 79: 75: 68: 64: 53: 49: 46: 42: 39:is a type of 38: 34: 26: 21: 895:Parrel beads 843:Belaying pin 838:Baggywrinkle 822:Topping lift 375: 284:sailing rigs 206:Fore-and-aft 175:jury rigging 98: 92: 73: 67: 36: 30: 293:Three-sided 41:square sail 937:Turnbuckle 865:Clevis pin 831:Components 765:Cunningham 745:Boomkicker 710:Stay mouse 632:Crosstrees 476:Components 456:Topgallant 451:Tanja sail 369:Four-sided 226:Ljungström 60:References 932:Traveller 920:gooseneck 900:Ring bolt 807:Preventer 770:Clewlines 760:Buntlines 750:Boom vang 688:Lazy jack 583:Jackstaff 534:Tell-tale 524:Sailcloth 489:Bolt rope 466:Watersail 436:Spritsail 406:Moonraker 391:Junk sail 381:Fisherman 350:Spinnaker 345:Screecher 305:Crab claw 262:Turbosail 257:Rotorsail 961:Category 885:Footrope 880:Fairlead 775:Downhaul 725:forestay 720:backstay 703:ratlines 675:Standing 642:Spreader 566:Bowsprit 509:Jackline 446:Studding 440:Optimist 411:Ringtail 396:Lug sail 386:Foresail 355:Staysail 340:Ringtail 310:Gennaker 267:Wingsail 231:Mast-aft 927:Trapeze 910:Shackle 870:Deadeye 802:Outhaul 785:Halyard 737:Running 683:Bobstay 666:Rigging 617:Boomkin 588:Jibboom 499:Emblems 494:Cringle 461:Topsail 426:Spanker 421:Skysail 360:Trysail 196:B&R 191:Bermuda 184:Textile 157:rigging 33:sailing 915:Swivel 890:Gasket 875:Earing 795:throat 755:Braces 698:Shroud 484:Batten 376:Course 335:Raffee 325:Lateen 280:Sails 241:Square 236:Pinisi 216:Gunter 105:  80:  37:course 942:Winch 858:bitts 853:Cleat 848:Block 812:Sheet 715:Stays 647:Sprit 627:Truck 548:Spars 519:Roach 504:Draft 416:Royal 315:Genoa 250:Other 171:Rigs 153:spars 149:Sails 817:Tack 790:peak 652:Yard 622:Gaff 612:Boom 604:mast 221:Junk 211:Gaff 155:and 103:ISBN 78:ISBN 45:yard 35:, a 780:Guy 602:On 558:bow 556:On 320:Jib 201:Cat 31:In 963:: 151:, 442:) 438:( 286:) 282:( 177:) 173:( 141:e 134:t 127:v 111:. 86:.

Index


Stavros S Niarchos
sailing
square sail
yard

ISBN
0-85174-176-2
ISBN
1-86176-243-7
v
t
e
Sails
spars
rigging
jury rigging
Bermuda
B&R
Cat
Fore-and-aft
Gaff
Gunter
Junk
Ljungström
Mast-aft
Pinisi
Square
Rotorsail
Turbosail

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.