Examples of 'mainsail' in a sentence
Meaning of "mainsail"
mainsail (adjective): Of or relating to the primary sail on a sailing vessel, responsible for harnessing the wind's power for propulsion
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- The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.
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Sailing under mainsail and genoa jib.
A mainsail is a sail attached to the main mast.
Anodised mast furling system with mainsail.
The mainsail is either small or completely absent.
Low stretch genoa and mainsail halyards.
The mainsail is reduced in size or eliminated altogether.
Her rigging slaps against the mainsail.
The mainsail has two reefing points.
We lost the jib and port mainsail.
Mainsail and jib are controlled by a single sheet.
Let us see how the mainsail lowering.
The mainsail has ripped right across.
Who can help us with the mainsail.
Reef the mainsail and furl the jib.
The two of us with our new mainsail.
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Sailing under mainsail and spinnaker.
The mainsail was pulled tightly to the mast by brails.
It is not to hold the mainsail to the mast.
Get this overboard so we can raise the mainsail.
See how the mainsail sets.
Hail the mizzen and trim the mainsail.
Reef the mainsail and furI the jib.
Can not hoist the mainsail.
Reef the mainsail and check the cargo.
Hard enough to tighten the mainsail.
We should carry reef mainsail and lower staysails.
I can rig a spinnaker out of your extra mainsail.
Lazy bag for mainsail handling.
Buoyant head patch on top of the new mainsail.
Fully battened performance mainsail with roller cars.
Mainsail all torn to shreds.
Raise a studding on the mainsail yard.
We will trim up the mainsail so we do not get knocked over.
A mainsail is a sail rigged on the main mast of a sailing vessel.
Prepare the mainsail to haul.
The mainsail is footed on a boom.
A vessel with a gunter rigged mainsail is called a gunter rig.
The mainsail is raised on a gaff.
This raises the mainsail.
Both the mainsail and jib are fully battened.
Give her the mainsail.
Lower the mainsail to steer ourselves onto a starboard tack.
Stand by to set the mainsail.
The mainsail tied and bags carried to the beach.
Sloops carry a triangular mainsail and a single triangular foresail.
Whatever hit us almost tore off the port mainsail.
Mainsail halyard led back to electric winch port side cockpit.
I will start on the mainsail.
The mainsail is fully battened and lowers into lazy jacks.
It would maybe work for a topsail but not a mainsail.
