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A
mainsail is the most important sail raised from the main (or only)
mast of a sailing vessel.
On a
square rigged vessel, it's the lowest and largest sail on the main mast.
On a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, it's the lowest and largest and often the only sail rigged aft of the main mast, and is controlled along its foot by a
spar known as the
boom. A sail rigged in this position without a boom is generally called a
trisail, and is used in extremely heavy weather.
The modern
bermuda rig uses a triangular mainsail as the only sail aft of the mast, closely coordinated with a
jib for sailing upwind. A large overlapping jib or
genoa is often larger than the mainsail. In downwind conditions (with the wind behind the boat) a
spinnaker replaces the jib.
Traditional fore-and-aft rigs used a
gaff to control the top of the mainsail, sometimes setting a
topsail above it.
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