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  2. Staysail - Wikipedia

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    Staysail schooner "Rich Harvest" becalmed. Its large genoa jib has been roller-furled, and its quadrilateral Fisherman staysail is still in a sailbag. Most staysails are triangular; however, some are four-cornered, notably some fisherman's staysails. Triangular staysails set forward of the foremost mast are called jibs, headsails, or foresails.

  3. Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier - Wikipedia

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    The new Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier was built 1,130 feet (340 m) out over the Gulf of Mexico waters. It had its "soft" opening on May 25, 2012. [6]The new pier complex is located where the original Pleasure Pier stood from 1943 until 1961, when it was destroyed by Hurricane Carla.

  4. Fisherman's staysail - Wikipedia

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    A fisherman staysail is a sail placed between the fore and main masts of a sailing ship, usually a schooner but also including brigantines. [1] All four of its sides are typically set flying, although the luff may be attached to the mast (possibly with in-mast furling) on a staysail schooner. The purpose of a fisherman staysail is to catch ...

  5. Stays (nautical) - Wikipedia

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    goes to the end of the bowsprit, a little beyond the forestay, on which the fore-topmast staysail runs on hanks. main-topmast stay attaches to the hounds of the foremast, or comes on deck. mizzen-topmast stay goes to the hounds of the main-mast. top-gallant, royal, or any other masts have each a stay, named after their respective masts springstay

  6. Elissa (ship) - Wikipedia

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    She runs a series of daily sails for a period of two to three weeks out of her home port of Galveston each spring. [citation needed] Elissa remains one of the world's oldest sailing hulls still in operation. [9] The oldest is the coasting schooner Lewis R. French, launched in 1871 in Christmas Cove, Maine.

  7. Governors Island’s famous oyster bar’s future up in the air ...

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    Island Oyster – which has been perennially named one of the city’s hottest waterfront dining spots by Time Out – was once the island’s only stand-alone restaurant, according to a New York ...

  8. Annual Houston sandcastle competition draws crowds - AOL

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  9. Hotel Galvez - Wikipedia

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    The Galvez Hotel staged its grand opening for June 12, 1911. The hotel owners collaborated with the Galveston Chamber of Commerce to promote the event. A basic single room without a bathroom was available for $2 per night or $12 per week, or with a bathroom for $2.50 per night or $16 per week. [9]