Sails give you the power to steer and control your boat in the waves.

Sailing boat jib. Turn the boat so you are heading perpendicular to the wind beam reaching. The jib typically has less sail area than the mainsail. With further wind increases we put in the third deep reef in the main or more likely drop it altogether leaving us sailing jib and jigger under foresail and mizzen alone.

It is attached at the very top of the mast or at certain points near the top of the mast with the other end of the forestay being attached to the bow the front of the boat. Used in stronger winds. The jib sail is positioned while sailing by using the jibsheets.

A genoa sail is a type of large jib or staysail that extends past the mast and so overlaps the main sail when viewed from the side sometimes eliminating it. Bring the boat into a close-hauled point of sail with both the mainsail and jib trimmed in tight. Smaller jib which fills the space between the mast and forestay.

Turn the rudder to keep the boat toward the wind on your new tack. Layout the jib sail across the foredeck. A sailboat jib is a triangular headsail located forward of the mast.

Tack across the wind without releasing the jib sheet unlike in normal tacking. The luff of the jib is attached to the forestay. Overlaps the mainsail and is used to provide maximum power in light winds.

It is used on single-masted sloops and twin-masted boats such as yawls and ketches. This approach provides the most control. A forestay is a piece of standing rigging that keeps the mast from falling backward.