noun
definition
A fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast.
Examples of staysail in a Sentence
There I decide to swap the staysail for the cruising chute.
The spinnaker was immediately dropped, the staysail furled and the starboard daggerboard lowered.
Most barges set smaller staysails but as our smaller staysail was untried we elected to stand on without it.
After the squall passed we soon had the topsail back up and then tried the staysail but it was too big for the conditions.
Setting the staysail - an unusual view through the forestay.
She is currently modeled with staysail rig, but does have a bowsprit that can be fitted.