Headsail

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The galeas Albanus with four staysails as headsails, or jibs: (left to right) flying jib, outer and inner jib and "the" staysail

A headsail is any sail forward of the foremost mast on a sailboat.[1]

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References

  1. ^ "Definition of 'headsail'". Collins. Retrieved 12 May 2019.