The word brig is an 18th-century shortening of the word brigantine, but to mean a different type of rigging. The gaff-rigged mainsail on a brigantine distinguishes it from the brig, which is principally square-rigged on both masts.
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Jun 24, 2018 · A brig is fully-rigged with squaresails, usually at least a lower course and a topsail, on both masts; a brigantine has only fore-and-aft lower ...
Jan 23, 2024 · A brigantine has a gaff rigged main while a brig has a square rigged main.
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Posted: Dec 18, 2021
Posted: Dec 18, 2021
Brigantines are meant for downwind sailing, most trader ships can just run with the wind and it's rather hard to chase them down. Brig have square sails so it ...
Apr 11, 2016 · Brigantines are meant for downwind sailing, most trader ships can just run with the wind and it's rather hard to chase them down. Brig have ...
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Posted: Dec 25, 2021
Posted: Dec 25, 2021
A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and ...
Sep 27, 2011 · A brig has two masts with square sails, plus a gaff sail on the main (aft) mast. 2. A brigantine has the same, except the gaff sail is taller, ...