8TXAMSHXF SAILS

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Fig. 8.—Staysail.
The above illustration does not represent a staysail when it is set
on the stay, but shows the shape of the sail together with the names of
its different parts and the gear belonging to it.
Note the round of the luff. This would not be seen when the sail
is set, as the lufi rope would conform to the curvature of the stay.
The cloths are parallel to the leech and the foot.
The diagonal band covers the seam joining the two parts, and
strengthens the sail against the pull of the sheet. This diagonal method
of making a sail is a better one than that of having all the cloths parallel
to the leech, as the sail is stronger and keeps its shape better.