ghoster
A light-weather sail used in yachts. It is attached to the topmast stay by hanks and is set when the winds are very light. It is very similar in shape to either a genoa or a yankee, according to ...
soldier's wind
A name given to a steady wind, around force 4 in strength on the Beaufort Scale, when it blows on the beam of a sailing vessel. This is sailing at its simplest and needs no great nautical skill to ...
yankee
A light-weather foresail used in yachts, set on the topmast stay with its luff extending almost the whole length of the stay. It was similar to a genoa but cut narrower, with its leech not ...