Studding sail
A studding sail, or stun'sl (pronounced stuns'l /ˈstʌnsəl/) is an extra sail on a square rigged vessel for use in fair weather. It is set outside the square sails, using stun'sl booms which run out along the yards. They came into use some time in the middle of the 17th century and by the beginning of the 19th century were usual on all square rigged sailing vessels. They started to become less common in the last quarter of the 19th century, as the economies of smaller crews and avoidance of damage to the ship's gear became more important than a fast voyage.
History
The origins of studding sails are relatively uncertain. The earliest reference is in 1655, but precise information on how these early examples were rigged is unknown. It is not until 1790 that this is available. Some changes in the detail of design and usage occurred over succeeding years.[1]Template:Rp
All ordinary working square-rigged vessels were usually fitted out to set stun'sls by the start of the 19th century. This started to change in the last quarter of the 19th century.[2]Template:Rp[3]Template:Rp As steamers took over routes and cargoes that needed fast passages, sailing vessels competed by being able to cut costs much more easily. Crew sizes were reduced, so there were fewer experienced hands to set and take in stun'sls. Any ship which pressed on in rising winds risked breaking a stun'sl boom or damaging sails–if the owner had all or some of the stun'sls sent ashore, there was less to break and these repair costs avoided. Clippers on the routes to China continued to race against each other with large crews and full suits of sails (which included stun'sls) until they also had their trade taken over by steamers in the years following the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. As these ships took other routes, most of them had the same economies applied.[4]Template:Rp
Description
A studding sail is an extra sail hoisted alongside a square-rigged sail.[5] It is named from the mast that it is set alongside: top-gallant studding sail, topmast studding sail and lower studding sail.[6]Template:Rp These sails provide extra speed in fine weather.[7]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lees, James (1979). The Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War, 1625–1860. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-136-X.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.MacGregor, David R. (1984). Merchant sailing ships, 1815–1850 : supremacy of sail. London: Conway. ISBN 0-85177-294-3.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gardiner, Robert J; Greenhill, Basil (1993). Sail's Last Century : the Merchant Sailing Ship 1830–1930. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-565-9.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.MacGregor, David R. (1983). The Tea Clippers, Their History and Development 1833–1875. Conway Maritime Press Limited. ISBN 0-85177-256-0.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.King, Dean (2000). A Sea of Words (3 ed.). Henry Holt. p. 424. ISBN 978-0-8050-6615-9.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Underhill, Harold (1946) [1938]. Masting and Rigging, the Clipper Ship and Ocean Carrier (1958 reprint ed.). Glasgow: Brown, Son and Ferguson, Ltd.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Keegan, John (1989). The Price of Admiralty. New York: Viking. p. 281. ISBN 0-670-81416-4.
Bibliography
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Harland, John (1984). Seamanship in the age of sail. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-179-3.
External links
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