Usually means: Sailboat rig with topsail pole.
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  1. gaff rig: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. gaff rig: Wiktionary
  3. gaff rig: Dictionary.com
  4. Gaff-rig, Gaff rig: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. gaff rig: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)
  2. Gaff Rig: Latitude Mexico

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Definitions from Wiktionary (gaff rig)

▸ noun:  (nautical) A sailing rig that has a fore-and-aft sail supported by a spar called a gaff.

Similar:
gaffing, gaffsman, gaffman, ringsail, fancy line, clip, fishing-smack, rigger, gammoning, hair rig, more...

Opposite:
square rig, fore-and-aft rig

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Similar:
gaffing, gaffsman, gaffman, ringsail, fancy line, clip, fishing-smack, rigger, gammoning, hair rig, more...

Opposite:
square rig, fore-and-aft rig



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