- use in fair weather. It is set
outside the
square sails,
using stun'sl
booms which run out
along the yards. They came into use some time in the middle...
-
extend the gaff and
boom of a gaff sail. The
effect is as if the gaff sail were
larger in size, with the
extra sail
cloth of the
ringtail continuing the plane...
- A
boom vang (US) or
kicking strap (UK) (often
shortened to "vang" or "kicker") is a line or
piston system on a
sailboat used to
exert downward force on...
- In sailing, a
boom is a spar (pole),
along the foot of a fore and aft
rigged sail, that
greatly improves control of the
angle and
shape of the sail. The...
-
system usually consists of a line
which is
secured at one end to the mast or
boom below the foot of the mainsail. It is then p****ed
through a
cringle in the...
- spares.
Example jury-rig
configurations include: A
spare topmast The main
boom of a brig
Replacing the
foremast with the
mizzenmast (mentioned in William...
-
Ringtail* Screecher*
Spinnaker Staysail Trysail* Four-sided
Course Fishermanâ€
Foresail Junk sail* Lug sail
Mainsail (square rig) Moonraker*
Ringtail*...
- jib-
boom is
attached to the jib-
boom, and the heel of the jib-
boom to the bowsprit. The
point (i.e.
higher and fore end) of the
flying jib-
boom is generally...
- of a
sailing vessel to
carry or
support its sail.
These include yards,
booms, and masts,
which serve both to
deploy sail and
resist compressive and bending...
- sail
rigged aft of the main mast. The sail's foot is
normally attached to a
boom. (In
extremely heavy weather, the
mainsail may be lowered, and a much smaller...
