Leach
Sea Terms
The edge of a square sail at the sides, but the after-edge of a fore-and-aft sail. Oftentimes the luff of a sail is called the forward leach, and the leach proper is termed the after-leach. Among English seamen this is universal.
The edge of a square sail at the sides, but the after-edge of a fore-and-aft sail. Oftentimes the luff of a sail is called the forward leach, and the leach proper is termed the after-leach. Among English seamen this is universal.