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Noun Concept

Categories: Nautical terms, Sailing rigs and rigging

gaff gaff rig Gaff sail gaff-rig gaff-rigged

Gaff rig is a sailing rig in which the sail is four-cornered, fore-and-aft rigged, controlled at its peak and, usually, its entire head by a spar called the gaff. Wikipedia

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Gaff rig is a sailing rig in which the sail is four-cornered, fore-and-aft rigged, controlled at its peak and, usually, its entire head by a spar called the gaff. Wikipedia

A fore-and-aft sailing arrangement in which the sail is held up by a spar called a gaff Wikipedia Disambiguation

The upper spar used to control a gaff-rigged sail. Wiktionary

A sailing rig that has a fore-and-aft sail supported by a spar called a gaff. Wiktionary

Type of sailing rig. Wiktionary (translation)

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