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Virtually all racing boats today are sloop rigged, which means that they carry one headsail and a mainsail, both from the same mast. en.wikipedia.org

A spar breaks and the mainsail can not be brought down. en.wikipedia.org

This occurs most often where the mainsail has significant roach or a very large mainsail, especially combined with narrow hull beam. en.wikipedia.org

Battens enable designers to increase the size of mainsails by pushing the mainsail away from the mast. en.wikipedia.org

A vessel with a gunter rigged mainsail is called a gunter rig. en.wikipedia.org

Without battens, the mainsail must be cut with a hollow leech, like the typical jib, which reduces the sail area. en.wikipedia.org

A roll mainsail is furled by being rolled within (or around) the mast or boom. en.wikipedia.org

Aft-mast rigs with no mainsail also require fewer winches to raise and lower sails, and no winches to move the boom. en.wikipedia.org

However, as the size of the boat increases, the benefits of mainsail roller furling increase dramatically. en.wikipedia.org

One passed through the frigate's mainsail and took a splinter out of the main yard. en.wikipedia.org

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