Then we'll take in the gaff-topsail and mizzen-topmast staysail as well," said George.
Cast off, fore and aft, Dominique, and hoist away your fore-topmast staysail.
A minute later we had temporarily hauled down our main-topmast staysail, to permit a clear view of our flags, and were busily exchanging signals with the brig.
Meanwhile sail had been shortened on board the Esmeralda to topsails and fore-topmast staysail; the gig had been prepared for lowering, and everybody was at his station.
With the aid of the winch the two men succeeded in getting the main- topmast staysail set, after which they hauled out the spanker.
Hardly had they got below, before away went the fore-topmast staysail, blown to ribbons.
We got the topsails set, and the fragments of the jib stowed away, and the fore-topmast staysail set in its place, when the great mainsail gaped open, and the sail ripped from head to foot.
The fore-topmast staysail, main-topmast staysail, and main staysail are generally stowed in the nettings.
The netting placed just above a vessel's bowsprit, for stowing away the fore-topmast staysail; it is usually lashed between the ridge-ropes.
The fore-topmast stay is that which comes to the end of the bowsprit, a little beyond the fore-stay, on which the fore-topmast staysail runs on hanks.
But by the time that we had got the mizzen and fore-topmast staysail upon her, and were loosing the main-topmast staysail, we were in the first line of breakers; and a moment later she struck heavily.
If it blew away the only sail remaining would be the fore-topmast staysail.
I've trimmed her down to jib, lower topsail, fore-topmast staysail, mainsail and spanker.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "topmast staysail" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
