Standing Gaff
Sea Terms
Gaffs kept throated and peaked aloft on which fore and aft sails are set by means of an out-haul, and furled by means of brails. These sails have no booms. (See Railways.)
Gaffs kept throated and peaked aloft on which fore and aft sails are set by means of an out-haul, and furled by means of brails. These sails have no booms. (See Railways.)