- size and
shape of the sail, a gaff rig will have
running backstays rather than
permanent backstays. The gaff
enables a fore and aft sail to be four sided...
- "un-useful" inventions,
created as a
hobby and entertainment.
Exaptation – a
shift in the
function of a
trait during evolution Rube
Goldberg machine – a complicated...
- of the roof
structure which is tied to the
masts via
forestay cables.
Backstay cables and
corner ties from the
masts are
connected to the
ground to support...
- iron rings,
encircling the
backstays,
which are used for
hoisting the top-gallant yards, and
confining them to the
backstays". An iron ring that moves...
-
temporary backstays were
built behind both of the **** Gate
towers to
cantilever the two
pieces of the arch. To
accommodate the
backstays, the tops of...
-
hauling or
easing the line, the
tension in the luff can be changed,
thereby shifting the
point of
maximum draft of the sail
forward or aft respectively, optimizing...
-
heeling quickly in the puffs.
Under these cir****stances, an
alert crew
shifting weight to the
outer edge of the deck
helped significantly." In a 1994 review...
- Gate 5 when a gust of wind
caught the
sails causing the
leeward running backstay to not
release and
preventing the
mainsail from
being eased. No crew were...
- such as the crab claw sail. The
lateen sail pla**** a
prominent part in the
shifts in
maritime technology that
occurred as
Mediterranean and
Northern European...
- ice fields. Further, the
waves leveled upwind hooks,
water backstay, and
krambal backstay on the bowsprit. The crew put a
great effort in to
saving the...
