The fore and aft sails (that is to say the sails which are set approximately parallel with the sides of the hull) at the bow are termed the head sails and these are fixed to stays (the ropes that are used to brace the mast). These stretch from the fore, top and topgallant masts down to the bowspirit and jibboom. Some of them are named after the stay on which they are mounted. That farthest aft is the fore topmast staysail whilst forward of this comes the jib. Sometimes the jib is divided into an inner and outer jib. The headsail farthest forward is the flying jib, sometimes called the fore royal staysail.