Moonsail

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A moonsail, also known as a moonraker or hope-in-heaven, is a sail flown immediately above the skysail (see sail-plan) on the very top of the royal mast on large, square rigged sailing ships. This is a relatively unusual sail only used on very large boats built primarily for speed, such as the Cutty Sark.

Sails, Spars and Rigging
Sails
Course \| Driver \| Extra \| Genoa \| Gennaker \| Jib \| Lateen \| Mainsail \| Moonsail \| Spanker \| Spinnaker \| Spritsail \| Staysail \| Studding \| Tallboy \| Topgallant \| Topsail \| Trysail
Sail anatomy and materials
Clew \| Dacron \| Foot \| Head \| Kevlar \| Leech \| Luff \| Roach \| Tack
Spars
Boom \| Bowsprit \| Fore-mast \| Gaff \| Jigger-mast \| Jury Rig \| Main-mast \| Mast \| Mizzen-mast \| Masthead Truck \| Spinnaker Pole \| Yard
Rigging components
Backstay \| Block \| Boom vang \| Braces \| Buntlines \| Cleat \| Clevis Pin \| Clewlines \| Cunningham \| Downhaul \| Forestay \| Gasket \| Gooseneck \| Guy \| Halyard \| Outhaul \| Parrell beads \| Peak \| Preventer \| Ratlines \| Rigging (Running) \| Shackle \| Rigging (Standing) \| Sheet \| Shroud \| Stay mouse \| Stays \| Throat \| Topping lift \| Trapeze

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