The jib topsail a staysail set between the topmast and the bowsprit. On July 12, Bertha made landfall between Wrightsville Beach and Topsail Beach. The lower topgallant sail is immediately above the upper topsail. The topsail schooner Charlotte Rhodes was originally owned by Captain Joshua Webster. The topsail a fore and aft sail. Most had a topsail above the huge mainsail and a large foresail. She was rigged with spritsails on both masts and a topsail on the main. Fran caused coastal damage from the South Carolina border to Topsail Island, North Carolina. A raffee is a square-rigged topsail which is triangular in shape. The use of the topsail in Thames sailing barges is significantly different. Howe had the foot of the upper topsail closely attached to the lower topsail yard. It is the southernmost town on Topsail Island. It contains the communities of North Topsail Beach, Surf City, and Topsail Beach. In the Forbes rig, both topsail yards are fixed vertically. The Town of Topsail Beach was incorporated in 1963.