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What does the jib do on a sailboat?
Collects wind, it is a triangular sail placed at the front of the sailboat.
Which sail makes a sailboat go faster?
i know a triangular sail will go the fastest proven from histor and trial
What is a sail on a sailboat called?
Um.........you just said the answer. its called a sail
What is a sail on a sailboat?
Um.........you just said the answer. its called a sail
What is three letter word for triangular sail?
A jib is a small triangular sail.
What is it called when you make a sailboat sail smaller for racing?
Making the sail area smaller is called reefing.
What is the triangular sail on a vessel called?
mainsail
This type of power allows a sailboat to sail?
The wind is what causes a sailboat to sail.
What is a small one-masted vessel with mainsail and jib?
a dinghy would be a small (6 to 16 foot) sailboat, these can have almost any sail rig. the type of rig you described is called a sloop. a sloop is a sailboat with a triangular mainsail and a jib (this sail configuration is called a marconi rig, or bermudian rig), and are very common. so a small, one masted vessel with a mainsail and jib would just be called a sloop, or dinghy.
Sailboat is to sail as?
Sailboat is to sail as kite is to fly, just as airplane is to wing and oil tanker is to engine.
Is sailboat a compound word?
Yes, sailboat is a compound word. (sail + boat = sailboat)
Why does a sailboat sail?
its sails
