topsail
Sign in to savethumb A topsail ("tops'l") is a sail set above another sail. On square-rigged vessels further sails may be set above topsails.
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It is catalogued under the topic Sailing rigs and rigging.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Square rig
- Gaff rig
- Other fore-and-aft topsails
- Other uses
- Roman navigation
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thumb A topsail ("tops'l") is a sail set above another sail. On square-rigged vessels further sails may be set above topsails.
== Square rig == right|thumb|USS Constitution|USS Constitution sailing under (bow to stern) [[jibs, topsails, and spanker.]] On a square rigged vessel, a topsail is a typically trapezoidal shaped sail rigged above the course sail and below the topgallant sail where carried, on any mast (i.e., a fully rigged ship would have a foremast topsail, a mainmast topsail, and a mizzen topsail). A full rigged ship will have either single or double (i.e., "split" upper and lower) topsails on all masts, the single or lower topsail being the second sail above the deck and the upper topsail where so rigged being the third.
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