Sail Handling Theory: Square Sails 1

The basic pattern of a square sail on a square rigged ship, and how such sails are generally handled (set and taken in).

[@skyskelton97]

This is exactly the video I've been looking for for years. I'm currently building a sailboat I plan to set with a square rig. Thank you for this very detailed yet very concise instruction.

[@MoneyPitBoating]

Being new to sailing, this is very helpful. Thanks!

[@dcandjames]

Thank you. This helped a lot.

[@sailingheretic]

Great explanation, thank you, but aren’t there also braces to control the yard and tacklines that work with the sheets to control the sail?