- The
bowsprit of a
sailing vessel is a spar
extending forward from the vessel's prow. The
bowsprit is
typically held down by a
bobstay that counteracts...
-
sources may
include bowsprits in LOA. Confusingly, LOA has
different meanings. "Sparred length", "Total
length including bowsprit", "Mooring length" and...
- vessel. Its
forward corner (tack) is
fixed to the
bowsprit, to the bows, or to the deck
between the
bowsprit and the
foremost mast. Jibs and
spinnakers are...
- applies, with the
placement of the mast and the
rigging details of the
bowsprit taken into
account – so a boat with two
headsails may be
classed as a sloop...
- 120
metres (390 ft) high and may be a crater. At its
northern end sits
Bowsprit Point, a northeast-trending
peninsula that
rises steep from the sea and...
-
sailing ship that was used
mostly for trading.
Xebecs had a long
overhanging bowsprit and aft-set
mizzen mast. The term can also
refer to a small, fast vessel...
- habitat.
Internationally it is
known by the two
names of "angulate" and "
bowsprit" tortoise.
Locally in
southern Africa however, it is
uniformly known as...
-
jibboom (also
spelled jib-boom) is a spar used to
extend the
length of a
bowsprit on
sailing ships. It can
itself be
extended further by a
flying jib-boom...
-
gundeck and
aimed through specially cut-out
ports on
either side of the
bowsprit, or
dedicated weapons made with an
unusually long bore and a relatively...
-
design as
developed in
Bermuda features very tall,
raked masts, a long
bowsprit, and may or may not have a boom. In some
configurations such as the Bermuda...
