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Names of sails include, but are not limited to: Mainsail, Jibsail, Genoa Jibsail, Mizzensail, Topsail, Flying Topsail, and Staysail. There are square sails and triangular sails.

They can be fabricated from cotton, hemp, dacron, nylon, polyester, or blends.

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