Course (sail)

In sailing, a course is the lowermost sail on a mast. ^[1]

10 relations: Bermuda rig, Cutter (boat), Foresail, Gaff rig, Ketch, Mainsail, Sailing, Sloop, Square rig, Yawl.

Bermuda rig

A Bermuda rig, Bermudian rig, or Marconi rig is a configuration of mast and rigging for a type of sailboat and is the typical configuration for most modern sailboats.

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Cutter (boat)

A cutter is typically a small, but in some cases a medium-sized, watercraft designed for speed rather than for capacity.

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Foresail

A foresail is one of a few different types of sail set on the foremost mast (foremast) of a sailing vessel.

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Gaff rig is a sailing rig (configuration of sails, mast and stays) in which the sail is four-cornered, fore-and-aft rigged, controlled at its peak and, usually, its entire head by a spar (pole) called the gaff.

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Ketch

A ketch is a two-masted sailing craft whose mainmast is taller than the mizzen mast (or aft-mast).

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Mainsail

A mainsail is a sail located behind the main mast of a sailing vessel.

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Sailing

Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the water (sailing ship, sailboat, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ice (iceboat) or on land (land yacht) over a chosen course, which is often part of a larger plan of navigation.

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Sloop

A sloop (from Dutch sloep, in turn from French chaloupe) is a sailing boat with a single mast and a fore-and-aft rig.

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Square rig

Square rig is a generic type of sail and rigging arrangement in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular, or square, to the keel of the vessel and to the masts.

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Yawl

A yawl is a two-masted sailing craft whose mainmast is taller than the mizzen mast (or aft-mast).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Course_(sail)

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