Wing on a wing sailing

Goosewing sailing downwind

Wing on wing designates a sail position in boats with sloop rigging when the jib is held out by a spinnaker pole to catch more wind on the opposite side of the main sail.

Is a term used to define in fore-and-aft-rigged sailboat, when sailing directly away from the wind, with the sails set on opposite sides of the vessel with its foresail and mainsail opened to a 180-degree angle (e.g. with the mainsail to port and the jib to starboard) so as to maximize the amount of canvas exposed to the wind.^[1]

The position of the boom is decisive for the avoidance rules . If possible, the main boom will therefore be left on the port side - otherwise every other sailing ship has to be avoided

The English term "´Goosewing" is also common for this sail position.

Bibliography

• Seemannschaft. Handbuch fĂĽr den Yachtsport 28 Edition, Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2013, ISBN 978-3-7688-0523-0 . Pages 206, 653

References

1. ↑ Jobson, Gary (2008). Sailing Fundamentals. New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 72–75. ISBN 9781439136782