The mainsail is sometimes loose-footed (i.e. not laced to a boom), and its yard lies closer to the mast than does the gaff of a cutter.
Iseyile enkulu ngamanye amaxesha inenyawo ezilusi (umzekelo ayithungelwanga kwintsika) kwaye iyadi yayo ilele kufutshane nemasti kunokwenziwa yigafu kwikhatha.