1. ‘Her Bowsprit carries two foresails, and her large mainsail is gaff rigged, with an upside-down triangle of topsail to fill the gap at the masthead.’ ‘Next we had to set the course sail, the top sail of the forward mast, then the foresails out over the Bowsprit.’ ‘She had swum to the Bowsprit …

2. A cutter is a sailing vessel which is distinguished from a sloop by having more than one (usually two) foresails, and the main mast stepped slightly further back. Cutters are most commonly private yachts but the term may also be used for some rowing or power boats, for …