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(nautical) One of the sails towards the aft, i.e. on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast..
On this final leg home, these experiments were taken a step further by putting an extra-large sail on the after mast, increasing sail area and changing the balance of the rig in that the after sail was then larger than the forward sail.
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After-sail means (nautical) One of the sails towards the aft, i.e. on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast..
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On this final leg home, these experiments were taken a step further by putting an extra-large sail on the after mast, increasing sail area and changing the balance of the rig in that the after sail was then larger than the forward sail.
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