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  • n  a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts)

  • Isabel and the Sea will make even a coal miner imagine himself "running free under number-two jib, staysail, mainsail, and mizzen .
  • Throughout a 72-hour storm with canvas cut to staysail spanker, Lieutenant de Drambour stayed on the bridge of his ship, while the crates shifted wildly, threatened any .
  • Both boats, breaking out jib, baby jib, topsail and staysail, started on the homeward reach (wind close abeam).
Quotes

  • Dee Caffari in Basingstoke Gazette
    Speaking from onboard Aviva this morning, Dee said: "It was around 6.00am and I was sat in the cuddy in all my gear and wearing my harness. I was going upwind at 8-9 knots with three reefs in and a staysail and the weather was severe. Aviva fell off...
  • Philippe Kahn in BYM News (press release)
    As Philippe Kahn reported from Pegasus 101: "We found the trade winds! High five! Now we're going [in] 12 knots of wind, the kite and staysail up and 10.5 knots of boat speed pointed straight at Honolulu. The nice trade wind cotton puffy clouds are...
  • Tony Bullimore in BYM News (press release)
    It was devastating,Tony reported today "Doha was doing around 20 / 24 kts when there was a bang and the staysail fell in the water. This is one of the real workhorse sails in heavy weather and it took me an hour to pull it back onboard. It...

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