8/3/2023 0 Comments Ship hull construction termsThe other kind of foresail is set abaft the foremast of a Schooner, and usually has a boom at its foot, so that it is a miniature sister of the mainsail which sets on the after mast (mainmast) of a schooner. The jib would always be the sail set from the bowsprit end. The staysail would then be set outside on the long stay from stemhead to topmast. ![]() In some fishing and working boats the headsail set from stemhead to masthead (not the topmast head, for these would be boats with a mast and separate topmast) was called the foresail. The word foresail is not a generic term for all forward sails as headsail is, but has two specific meanings. ![]() Nowadays, when most boats enjoy only a single heads ail, it is common to call that sail a jib, and especially so in sailing dinghies, so in practice the word jib has two meanings. A Cutter has two headsails, a staysail and a Jib ahead of that, often set from the bowsprit end. Most modern yachts are sloops with a single headsail which is hanked on the forestay and logically called a forestaysail or Staysail. A sail that is set at or near the head of the vessel, that’s to say before the mast or before the foremast.
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