| Compared to the flying jib and forestaysail, the Genoa has a shorter leading edge and backs the Phoresail. |
| I sailed comfortably on under the jib and forestaysail, which I now set. |
| John had no resource but to put up a forestaysail, and run before the gale. |
| She was under staysail and forestaysail only, perfectly equilibrated, and her speed and power were awesome. |
| It carried two jibs, besides the forestaysail, but these were now furled. |
| The innermost part of the bowsprit, from which the forestaysail flies, is called the heel. |
