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Headsail
A
headsail
of a
sailing vessel
is any
sail
set forward of the foremost
mast
. The most common headsails are
staysails
, a term that includes
jibs
and the larger
genoa
. Other headsails are set independently of any
forestays
, such as the
spinnaker
.
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