mainsail
Boat's chief canvas
A mainsail is the principal sail on a sailing vessel, typically the largest and set on the mainmast.
On modern sailboats, it's the sail attached to the back of the mast and controlled by the boom: We hoisted the mainsail as the wind picked up.
The mainsail provides most of a boat's forward drive when sailing upwind.
Loud deep sound
- sheetFlat rectangular material
- halyardSail-hoisting tackle
- outhaulLine tensioning sail's foot
- reefingReducing sail area
tack · clew · leech · luff · batten · mast · winch · gooseneck
Raise with tackle
- trimRemove unwanted edges
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- furlRoll and secure
- setArrange in position
ease · haul · luffing · flapping · heeling · beating · reaching · running
One-masted fore-and-aft rigger
- cutterOne who severs
- ketchTwo-masted fore-and-aft vessel
- yawlTwo-masted sailing vessel
- schoonerMulti-masted sailing craft
catboat · dinghy · catamaran · yacht · barque · clipper · brig · gaff-rigged
Heavy woven cloth
- polyesterSynthetic petroleum-based fabric
- nylonSynthetic textile polymer
- kevlarBullet-resistant synthetic fiber
- mylarThin reflective polyester sheet
laminate · woven · stitching · reinforcement · UV protection · ripstop
boom
Loud deep sound
reefing · tack · clew · leech · luff · batten · mast · winch · gooseneck · traveler
head
Uppermost body part
luff · tack · roach · telltales · headboard · grommets · seams · panels · draft
hoist
Raise with tackle
set · ease · haul · luffing · flapping · heeling · beating · reaching · running · close-hauled
sloop
One-masted fore-and-aft rigger
schooner · catboat · dinghy · catamaran · yacht · barque · clipper · brig · gaff-rigged
canvas
Heavy woven cloth
- polyesterSynthetic petroleum-based fabric
- nylonSynthetic textile polymer
- kevlarBullet-resistant synthetic fiber
mylar · laminate · woven · stitching · reinforcement · UV protection · ripstop
jib
Triangular sail forward