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panhead1948
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Initially Posted - 09/22/2007 :  13:46:16  Show Profile
I was reading SAIL and came across an article that referred to a Yankee Jib What were they referring to?
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Response Posted - 09/22/2007 :  15:08:13  Show Profile
Edit: The foward, larger jib on the outer forestay of a cutter rig with an accompanying staysail on the inner forestay.
Edited by - Dave Bristle on 09/22/2007 15:15:48
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Response Posted - 09/22/2007 :  19:01:58  Show Profile
Yankee Jib – (noun) Nautical. 1. The working headsail on a sailboat that is north of the Mason-Dixon line.
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Response Posted - 09/23/2007 :  09:00:24  Show Profile  Visit ddlyle's Homepage
I THINK a yankee jib is a nickname for a jib that's smaller than 110% (maybe about 100, or 90?) and has a high clew.
On my boat sometimes I use a "storm jib" that a prior owner had cut down from a larger one (and called it a storm jib). It is not as large as a 100% jib because the top part (forgot the terminology) does <b>not</b> go all the way up to the mast head. But it has a higher clew so visibility is great. I enjoy using this sail because it is easier to handle, just like the guy in the Sail Magazine article was talking about.
As a matter of fact, this smaller sail performs so well, that I'm thinking about replacing my original 110% jib (which is blown out) by having my local loft make me a 100% jib with a high clew.
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Response Posted - 09/23/2007 :  09:40:48  Show Profile  Visit Admin's Homepage
Both Dave's hit on parts of the definition. Here is the actual definition /evolution of ter from the sailmakers apprentice:

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> The Yankee jib topsail, so called because it was introduced as a racing sail on the J-boat Yankee (ed note: J class, not Jboat the company) is distinguished by its high clew and long luff which runs nearly the whole of the head or topmast stay. Long-luffed high clewed jibs are now referred to as Yankees and racers used to call their full-hoist high-clewed jibs jibtops. Though neither use of this sail is actually a topsail, Yankee or otherwise, that is the way nautical terminology sometimes evolves.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Ergo - on the cutter rig the forward of the jibs which has a very high clew. (like dave said)

and it has a higher clew (like dave said)

Don on the other hand was completely incorrect being from the Detroit area and a Tigers fan he might not know. I on the other hand, hailing from Cleveland have at least seen the Yankees in the playoffs a number of times and therefore know that It is the headsail used on George Steinbrenner's yacht.
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Response Posted - 09/23/2007 :  11:11:18  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Admin</i>
<br />...Don on the other hand was completely incorrect being from the Detroit area and a Tigers fan he might not know...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Are you saying he doesn't have a clew?
Edited by - Dave Bristle on 09/23/2007 11:15:32
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Response Posted - 09/24/2007 :  19:15:09  Show Profile
Lets see a picture of the pan !!
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