Jeff wrote:
No, the jigger is the mizzen, as in sailing "Jib and Jigger."

I've usually heard the sail between the main and mizzen called a
stays'l, but I suppose it depends on how its rigged.

Bob Crantz wrote:

jigger sail



"Joe" wrote in message
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Between the main and mizzen mast?
http://www.tallshipstacoma.com/images/ships/oriole.jpg

Thanks
Joe



Yes we call it a stays'l. We also sail jib and jigger but never refer
to the mizzen as the jigger.
On Oriole we have luff tackles at the bitter end of every halyard. They
are called jiggers. The halyards are rigged with a 4:1 purchase and the
luff tackles (called jiggers) give us another 4:1 purchase on the other
end of the halyard. When we raise a sail we get it up the last little
bit and tighten the luff with the jiggers that give us 16:1 purchase on
the head of the sail.

There are no winches on Oriole. Everything is rigged luff on luff as
jiggers.