Meanings of reefed foresail in English

It happened while we were setting a reefed foresail, at dusk.

The Grampus was generally laid-to under a close- reefed foresail.

All was made as snug as possible, and we laid-to, as usual, under a close- reefed foresail.

John took the helm, and Paul, after lowering the jib and mainsail, hoisted the reefed foresail.

With no little difficulty and exertion we got a reefed foresail up, which steadied her very much.

Accordingly, hands were sent aloft, and a reef shaken out of the topsails, and the reefed foresail set.

And under reefed foresail we'll scud:

At ten o'clock at night a fresh gale sprang up, which compelled me once more to bring-to under a reefed foresail.

At last the coxswain shouted out, "Make sail!" The mast was stepped, and a double- reefed foresail and mizen were set.

As we approached this space we took in sail by degrees, and having at length got clear, lay-to under a single reefed foresail.

All hands were called up, and after an hour of hard labor, the jib and mainsail were taken in, and the reefed foresail set.

By night the gale had sufficiently abated to enable me to set a reefed foresail, and once more to haul up on my course.

But the jib is occasionally employed by itself,-sometimes the jib and foresail, or a double- reefed foresail, and not unfrequently the after-sails, are made use of.

The gale increased, blowing directly into the bight, and we had to haul up under close- reefed topsails and reefed foresail, to claw off the land.

The ship was running under a double- reefed topsail-inthose days we carried single sails,-reefedforesail, close-reefed foretopsail, and maintopmast staysail.

"That reefed foresail saved you," I threw in.