gaff-topsail (maritime) | Wisconsin Historical Society

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gaff-topsail (maritime)

gaff-topsail (maritime) | Wisconsin Historical Society

A light triangular or quadrilateral sail set over a gaff.

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[Source: "Glossary." Wisconsin's Great Lakes Shipwrecks (http://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/)]