Depending on how it is rigged it could be the jib, Flying jib or spinnaker.
The most forward sail is normally called a jib.
On vessels with more than one jib, the names of the jibs (from forward to aft) are: Flying jib, Outer jib, Inner jib and Fore (topmast) staysail.
Jib or trysail.
The jibsail or spinnaker sail.
The most forward sail is normally called a jib.On vessels with more than one jib, the names of the jibs (from forward to aft) are: Flying jib, Outer jib, Inner jib and Fore (topmast) staysail.
it is called a flying jib
mainsail
A sail works like an aerofoil. Depending on the point of sailing it pulls the vessel along much more than it pushes it.
A downwind sail, such as a spinnaker or a genoa, typically travels the furthest because it is designed to catch wind from behind the boat and harness the wind's energy to propel the boat forward efficiently in downwind conditions.
A jib is a small triangular sail.
Spinnaker is a nine-letter word for "triangular sail."
When the motorized vessel is a commercial vessel or when the motorized vessel has another vessel or person in tow.
a ship with triangular sails that allowed it to sail into the wind and with square sails that carried it forward when the wind was at it's back.
It is called the lateen sail.