sail plan

American

noun

Naval Architecture.

a side elevation of a sailing vessel showing all sails and spars and some or all of the standing rigging, as if set directly fore-and-aft so that the true proportions are visible: sometimes combined with the rigging plan of the vessel.

Etymology

Origin of sail plan

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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Because you couldn’t just take these masts and straighten them because it would force where the center of effort of the sail plan is.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2017

When the ship is traveling, of course, then basically I’m making all the navigation and safety decisions and choosing what sail plan is to be set and monitoring the weather and all that stuff.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2017

They share the same design, weight and sail plan.

From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2013

The ketch has a high-performance bulb-keel aluminum hull designed by Perini; Ron Holland collaborated on the sail plan.

From Time Magazine Archive

This particular sail plan is very easy to mark out.

From Boys' Book of Model Boats by Yates, Raymond F. (Raymond Francis)

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