staysail in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for staysail in the English»Italian Dictionary

staysail [Brit ˈsteɪseɪl, ˈsteɪs(ə)l, Am ˈsteɪsəl, ˈsteɪˌseɪl] N

staysail

vela f di strallo

Translations for staysail in the Italian»English Dictionary

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fore topmast staysail

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English

Moving or increasing sail area forward can also help, for example by raising the jib (and maybe lowering the staysail) on a cutter.

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Staysail plate torn off the bridge, but no problem.

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The staysails between the masts are named from the sail immediately below the highest attachment point of the stay holding up the staysail.

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Move the mast aft a bit, and add another sail (called the staysail) between the mast and the forward sail, and you have a cutter.

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We saw upwards of 40 knots... with two reefs and a staysail, we were flying!

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Shortly afterwards the fore topmast staysail was blown to bits.

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Two square sails and one staysail were erected, giving approximately 2500 ft2 of sail.

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We were upwind with the staysail, in a sea, with between 15 and 17 knots of wind.

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As the wind rose to a gale, sail was reduced to only the fore staysail and fore and main topsails.

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The rum-runner started in that direction, but then suddenly started its engine, hoisted the fore staysail and stood rapidly to eastward.

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