Staysail

My hands were full with the flying-jib, jib, and staysail; and by the time this part of my task was accomplished the Ghost was leaping into the south-west, the wind on her quarter and all her sheets to starboard. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I pulled till I burst open the ends of all my fingers; and while I pulled, the flying-jib and staysail split their cloths apart and thundered into nothingness. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Old Kinross is setting that fisherman's staysail," he remarked quietly. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the end he managed to knock both shackles out and raise the staysail and jib, and the Duchess filled away for the entrance. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Off Ship Island Light the reefs were shaken out, and at Charley's suggestion a big fisherman's staysail was made all ready for hoisting, and the maintopsail, bunched into a cap at the masthead, was overhauled so that it could be set on an instant's notice. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Why hasn't he got that big fisherman's staysail on her?" she demanded irritably. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The full-jib was also set, and, as it departed in shreds, the fore-topmast staysail was being hoisted. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Louis muttered in my ear, as I passed forward to see to taking in the flying jib and staysail. ❋ Unknown (2010)

We took in topsail and staysail, dropped the main peak, and as we got abreast of the principal wharf jibed the mainsail. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As the schooner went into the wind and backed her jib and staysail the whaleboat was swung out. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As quietly as was possible, I clewed up the topsails, lowered the flying jib and staysail, backed the jib over, and flattened the mainsail. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I was watching the behavior of their boat as the great fisherman's staysail, far, far larger than the top-sail and used only in light breezes, was broken out. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Lars with the broken leg, and Davis laid off for keeps -- why, sir, we'll soon be that weak it'll take both watches to set a staysail. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The heavy block hurtled through the air, smashing Dorety's head like an egg-shell and hurtling on and back and forth as the staysail whipped and slatted in the wind. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Captain Cullen bent over suddenly and cast the staysail-sheet off from its pin. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Jessie swung off under her full staysail, then the foresail, double-reefed, was run up. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The seafaring folk of Antioch had seen us breaking out topsail and staysail, a most reckless performance in such weather, and had hurried to the wharf-ends in little groups to find out what was the matter. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The wind, however, is strong, too strong, causing the staysail to tear at the head top, and they have to haul it in. ❋ MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS (2010)

Tom hoists a staysail (a triangular headsail) and mizzen (the sail on the rear mast), now that they finally have wind. ❋ MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS (2010)

Ron suggests they put out a very small amount of genoa a large jib that overlaps the mast but Tom thinks that will only rip as the staysail did. ❋ MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS (2010)