Fore Trysail

"Hoist the fore-trysail and jibs!" he called out above the din of cannon. ❋ Charles Haven Ladd Johnston (1910)

This evolution was beautifully performed; righting the helm, hauling aft the fore-trysail sheet, and pivoting to port, the action continuing all the time without cessation, -- but it was useless, nothing could avail us. ❋ Unknown (1900)

And, if so, we must keep up with her at all costs until the weather moderates sufficiently to bring her to; so just step for'ard, will you, my lad, and get the fore-trysail on deck and bent ready for setting in case we need it. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)

Now the fore-trysail bad come down on the boat; and when it was flung down the young seaman noticed that it seemed to be sucked down into a kind of eddy. ❋ James Runciman (1871)

The fore-trysail was bent to some of the mast-hoops, and the sheet fastened to a cavel on the port side. ❋ Unknown (1867)

At length Mr Kingston judged it wise to shorten sail, which he forthwith did, having set only his mainsail, jib, and fore-and-aft foresail, a fore-trysail. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)

As may well be imagined I was most anxious to have a private chat with him, no opportunity for which had yet occurred; so at length seeing that, notwithstanding an obvious wish on the part of everybody to leave us for a time to ourselves, we were constantly being interrupted, I proposed to him a visit to the _Dolphin_, which saucy craft, under her topsail, fore-trysail, and jib only, was sailing round and round the ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)

Having once overtaken us she seemed to very quickly pass ahead, and when she was once more about two miles distant, Ryan gave the order to set the storm fore-trysail, a step that we might then very well take without exciting any very strong suspicion on board the barque as to our ulterior intentions, since the sea was by this time getting up to an extent which made the exhibition of a small amount of canvas on board the schooner not only justifiable but absolutely necessary. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)

"Well, being, as you remark, in no sort of hurry, I think we will make our precautions as complete as possible by stowing everything except the fore-trysail and staysail. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)