First launch the boat.

Sailing boat jib. The jib takes advantage of the forward part of the boat. Sail under storm jib and deeply reefed mainsail or storm trysail. The jib sail is positioned while sailing by using the jibsheets.

The jib typically has less sail area than the mainsail. Sailing purests might scoff at you if all you ever sailed with was your jib but in my book any wind is good wind and if a boat works a boat works so. 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 catches the wind current for movement and aid the steering of the boat. Often a sail such as a jib or a genoa is attached to the forestay. Typically a jib is located in between the main mast and forestay.

The luff of the mainsail is usually hoisted up and attached to the mast. Eventually we might put a reef in the mizzen and change the genoa to a stormsail but usually the foam luff in our new genoa keeps the reefed sail flat enough to avoid the. The tack is attached to the boat.

If the bottom of the sail breaks first move the lead aft. 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. Luff -A sails forward edge.

Used when sailing downwind. Now feel the wind on your body. 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.