- A
bobstay is a part of the
rigging of a
sailing boat or ship. Its
purpose is to
counteract the
upward tension on the
bowsprit from the jibs and forestay...
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forward from the vessel's prow. The
bowsprit is
typically held down by a
bobstay that
counteracts the
forces from the forestays. The bowsprit’s purpose...
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going overboard during the peak of the storm. Also, the
character Bill
Bobstay in
Gilbert and ****van's
musical comedy H.M.S.
Pinafore is alternatively...
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Standing Bobstay Lazy jack
Running backstay Shroud ratlines Stay mouse†
Stays backstay forestay Running Boomkicker* Boom vang
Braces Buntlines Cunningham...
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hauling power.
Single and
double sheave blocks are common,
triple rare.
Bobstay: a stay
attached between the stem and
outer end of a
bowsprit to prevent...
- prin****l).
Notable operetta roles are:
Archibald Grosvenor,
Patience Bill
Bobstay (Boatswain's Mate), H.M.S.
Pinafore Captain Corcoran, H.M.S.
Pinafore Dr...
- Rackstraw, Able
Seaman (tenor) **** Deadeye, Able
Seaman (b****-baritone) Bill
Bobstay, Boatswain's Mate (baritone) Bob Becket, Carpenter's Mate (b****) Josephine...
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Standing Bobstay Lazy jack
Running backstay Shroud ratlines Stay mouse†
Stays backstay forestay Running Boomkicker* Boom vang
Braces Buntlines Cunningham...
- This
particular drogue is made of sail
canvas and
weighted by a
spare bobstay chain. In Moby-****,
Herman Melville describes the use of
wooden "druggs"...
- In
October and
November of the same year, he sang and
danced as Bill
Bobstay in H.M.S.
Pinafore with the West Middle****
Operatic Society. In 1911 he...
