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What is a forestaysail?

What is a forestaysail? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (nautical) A triangular sail attached to the forestay.
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It carried two jibs, besides the forestaysail, but these were now furled.
I sailed comfortably on under the jib and forestaysail, which I now set.
In old times the boats simply carried mainsail, foresail, and forestaysail and jib.
John had no resource but to put up a forestaysail, and run before the gale.
The innermost part of the bowsprit, from which the forestaysail flies, is called the heel.
Compared to the flying jib and forestaysail, the Genoa has a shorter leading edge and backs the Phoresail.

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