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gaff
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gaff

gaff <a gaff; gaffs> N

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At sea, it used to be that the ensign was flown from the mizzen gaff.
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The only wooden spars were the four royal yards, the four topgallant masts and the two gaffs of the spanker fore-and-aft sails.
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At first the fast 50-foot gaff cutters with great booms projecting beyond the sterns raced the fish to port to get the best prices.
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Linemen may use climbing spikes called gaffs to ascend wood poles without steps on them.
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The sail plan for the smaller sizes of transom sterned schooners was typically gaff rigged fore and main and one or sometimes two headsails.
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A heavy, hard-riding type soon developed, with short gaffs, low sails, large jibs and booms extending far over the stern.
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She is 32 meters long with a gaff rig, hand winches, and traditional ropes and canvas sails.
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Some also carry a topsail above the uppermost or only spanker, called the gaff sail.
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The primary purpose of the gaff vang is to reduce the twist in the sail caused by the boom sagging away to leeward.
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The only wooden spar was the gaff of the small spanker.
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