Gaff rig - 4 corner, fore-and-aft rigged sail, hoisted by an angled spar that does not cross the mast, called the gaff.
Lateen - fore and aft triangular sail set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast. See also Sunfish.
Lug rig - a fore-and-aft, 4 corner sail that is suspended from a spar, called a yard.
Sprit - small diagonal spar that supports upper aft corner of 4 corner sail. Can also be used for a boom.
Penobscot 14 ST. JACQUES sprit rig out for Sea Trials, Functional Test Float (FCF) for v1.0 of sheet and pop up rudder. (Video: https://youtu.be/ly0HbrCL01E)
Square rig - 4 corner sail carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular, or square, to the masts.
USS Portsmouth 1850
Sunfish - 13' 9" pontoon hull sailing dinghy with 75 square foot lateen sail.
Developed by ALCORT in 1952, first models were wooden.
Fiberglass model introduced in 1960, still produced today by Laser Performance. Over 400,000 built.
Favorite boat for the Pirate Skipper.
Yard - a sail spar that crosses a mast, most often horizontal or at an angle. Examples are square rig and lug rig. Drascombe Dabber VICTORY standing lug rig shown below.
FMI: Nautical Terms
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