- The
downhaul is a line
which is part of the
rigging on a sailboat; it
applies downward force on a spar or sail. The most
common downhaul on a
modern sailboat...
- In sailing, a
cunningham or cunningham's eye is a type of
downhaul used on a
Bermuda rigged sailboat to
change the
shape of a sail. It is
named after its...
- at the
corners of the sail,
including the
outhaul at the clew and the
downhaul at the tack on fore-and-aft rigs. The
orientation of
sails to the wind...
- by
adjusting the
downhaul and the
outhaul tension. Generally, a sail is
trimmed more (flatter shape) for
stronger winds. More
downhaul tension loosens...
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forestay Running Boomkicker* Boom vang
Braces Buntlines Cunningham Clewlines Downhaul Guy
Halyard peak
throat Outhaul Preventer Sheet Tack
Topping lift Components...
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forestay Running Boomkicker* Boom vang
Braces Buntlines Cunningham Clewlines Downhaul Guy
Halyard peak
throat Outhaul Preventer Sheet Tack
Topping lift Components...
- the
nations of the
world shall be broken,
while all the
lines (halyard,
downhaul and sheets) are cut loose,
while all
ships are
broken asunder, and none...
-
pulling downward on a
cringle in the luff of a
mainsail above the tack.
Downhauls lower a sail or a yard and can
adjust the
tension on the luff of a sail...
-
complexity of sail
control is
elevated by the
addition of
dynamic outhaul,
downhaul, and
mainsheet traveller lines. Lee's
concept didn't
interest Alcort, Inc...
-
controlled by an outhaul,
downhaul, Cunningham, boom vang and a
leach cord.
Under the
class rules a jib luff wire and a
downhaul are permitted. The boat...
