Cross sail
The lowest square sail on the cross or mizzen mast of a full ship is called a cross sail (also known as bagiensail ).
Sailor's name on a sailing ship
The naming for square sails always depends on the mast, on which the respective sail is struck. The cross sail is the lowest square sail on the cross mast , which is attached to the Kreuzrah or Bagienrah . The cross mast is the aft mast on a full ship . The cross sail is aligned with the wind with certain ropes, the cross bream . Originally, the sail and yard were attached to the crossbar. The sail was above the latin sail and its tail. When this rod was shortened in the course of the 18th century, space had been made there for another sail. But it wasn't until the 19th century that this place was actually taken. This sail was called the cross sail and the sail on the cross bar was now called the cross topsail. In English usage this sail was already called Mizen top-Sail in the 18th century .
Further designation and use
- In popular usage, cross sails also refer to those sails of a sailing ship that depict a cross on their sail area , e.g. B. typical with the sailing ships Santa Maria and Sagres
- The Federation of German Catholic Youth (BDKJ) also uses a cross sail as a logo .
literature
- Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon , Volume 11. Leipzig 1907, p. 655.
- Pierer's Universal-Lexikon , Volume 9. Altenburg 1860, p. 805.
- Adelung, Grammatical-Critical Dictionary of High German Dialect , Volume 2. Leipzig 1796, p. 1780
- Johann Hinrich Röding: General dictionary of the navy in all European sea languages with complete explanations . Nemnich, Hamburg & JJ Gebauer, Halle, 1793–1798
- Klaus Schrage: Round timber, cordage and sails . Herford 1989