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foretopsail

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fore·top·sail  (fôrtpsl, -tp-, fr-)
n. Nautical
The sail hung from the foretopmast.

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Scarcely had we recovered our senses, before the foretopsail went into shreds, when we got up a storm staysail and with this did pretty well for some hours, the ship heading the sea much more steadily than before.
 
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