Skysail

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The highest sail is moonraker, lower skysail and royal sail.
Skysail is the highest on the mail (middle) mast.
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  • A skysail is the uppermost sail in many old square-rigged sail-plans (though sometimes topped by a moonsail).It was also on the royal mast above the royal sail.
  • A SkySail is the tradename for a type of enormous parasail "kite" used by modern ships for propulsion.[1]

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