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[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

FYI the red ones are studding sails, often called stu'nsails because sailors love leaving off letters (like how "boatswain" is often called "bosun"). Also, jibs are staysails; staysails are any sail that slides up and down a stay, which are the pieces of standing rigging that support the masts from the front and the back.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

I like the cut of your jib, sailor!