Moonraker (sail)

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Regina Maris: the highest sail is moonsail, below that a skysail and next a royal sail

A moonraker, also known as a moonsail,^[1] hope-in-heaven, or hopesail,^{[citation needed]} is a square sail flown immediately above a skysail (see sail-plan) on the royal masts of a square rigged sailing ship. None of the four- and five-masted square rigged ships carried a moonsail.^{[citation needed]}

The equivalent sail, if triangular, is called a skyscraper.^[1]

Moonrakers are relatively unusual sails only used on ships built primarily for speed.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b Smyth, W. H.; Belcher, Edward (ed.) (1867). "sky-scraper". The Sailor's Word-Book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, Including Some More Especially Military and Scientific... London: Blackie and Son. p. 631. Retrieved June 24, 2017.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
^ Mystic Seaport Museum source

including limited use^*, outdated^†

Rigs

Three-sided	Asymmetrical spinnaker Crab claw^* Gennaker Genoa Jib Lateen Screecher^* Spinnaker Staysail Trysail^*
Four-sided	Fisherman^† Foresail Junk sail^* Lug sail Moonraker^* Royal Skysail^* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)^† Spritsail^* (Optimist) Studding^* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail^*
Three-sided or four-sided	Mainsail
Other	Rotorsail^* Turbosail^* Wingsail Raffee sail

Bow	Bowsprit (Sprit topmast) Dolphin striker Jackstaff Jibboom
	Boom Boomkin Pelican striker Gaff Masts Truck Crosstrees Spinnaker pole Spreader Sprit Yard (Gasket, Footrope)

Rigging types and components

Standing rigging	Bobstay Lazy jack Running backstay Shroud (Ratlines) Stay mouse^† Stays (Backstay, Forestay)
Running rigging	Boomkicker^* Boom vang Braces Buntlines Cunningham Clewlines Downhaul Guy Halyard (Peak, Throat) Outhaul Preventer Sheet Tack Topping lift Trapeze
Mixed usage	Deadeye^†
Earing Parrel beads Roller furling

Other

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