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Ringtail (sail)

A ringtail a sail which is set abaft (behind) a fore-and-aft sail to increase the total sail area of a sailing vessel in light winds. It may be three or four-sided.

Extract from a sail plan with the ringtail (a type of sail) ringed to identify it
An extract from an 1835 sail plan of a British schooner. The ringtail is circled for identification.

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