Boat-Building and Boating

by Daniel Carter Beard

Fig. 127.—Parts of sail.

It is quite important that the beginner should know the names of all the

Parts of a Sail

Luff.—That part of the sail adjoining the mast—the front of the sail ([Fig. 127]).

Leach.-That part of the sail stretched between the outer or after end of the boom and the outer end of the gaff—the back part of the sail ([Fig. 127]).

Head.—That part of the sail adjoining the gaff—the top of the sail.

Foot.—That part of the sail adjoining the boom—the bottom of the sail ([Fig. 127]).

Clews.—A general name for the four corners of the sail.

Clew.—The particular corner at the foot of the sail where the leach and boom meet ([Fig. 127]).