 Royal sails were normally found only on larger ships with masts tall enough to accommodate the extra canvas.Royals were introduced around the turn of the 18th century, but were not usually flown on the mizzenmast until the end of that century.It gave its name to a Dutch term for a light breeze—the Royal Sail Breeze or "bovenbramzeilskoelte" was a Force 2 wind on the Beaufort Scale.