Genoa (sail)

**Genoa**: 2 – Reinforcement
5 – Anti-UV covering
6 – Head foil attachment 7 – Panel(s)
8 – Telltales 9 – Reinforcement
11 – Leech line 13 – Foot control
15 – Furling marks
**Edges**: 3 – Luff 4 – Leech 14 – Foot
**Corners**: 1 – Head 10 – Tack 12 – Clew

A genoa sail is a type of large jib or staysail that extends past the mast and so overlaps the main sail when viewed from the side,^[1] sometimes eliminating it. It was originally called an "overlapping jib" and later a genoa jib. It is used on single-masted sloops and twin-masted boats such as yawls and ketches. Its larger surface area increases the speed of the craft in light to moderate winds; in high wind, a smaller jib is usually substituted, and downwind a spinnaker may be used.

^ Jerry Cardwell, Dieter Loibner (2007). Sailing Big on a Small Sailboat, 3rd. Ed. Sheridan House, Inc. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-57409-247-9.

[1] Jerry Cardwell, Dieter Loibner (2007). Sailing Big on a Small Sailboat, 3rd. Ed. Sheridan House, Inc. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-57409-247-9.

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