…In any case, gaff sails are easy to handle and have good performance, and are widely used to this day. The gaff topsail, which fills the triangular space between the gaff and the mast, is an auxiliary sail for light winds and is used in combination with the gaff sail. Another type of fore-sail that was invented and spread in Europe at the same time as the gaff sail is the jib. … *Some of the terminology that refers to "gaff topsail" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…いずれにしてもガフセールは扱いやすくて性能のよい縦帆で現在まで広く使われている。ガフとマストの間の三角形の空所を埋めるガフトップスルは軽風用の補助帆でガフセールと組み合わせて使う。 ガフセールと同時代にヨーロッパで発明され普及したもう一つの縦帆はジブである。… ※「ガフトップスル」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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