- sheets: The
mainsheet is
attached to the boom, and is used to
control the mainsail. In a rig with no boom on the mainsail, the
mainsheet would attach...
- then the
mainsheet has to try to
control both
horizontal and
vertical angles of the boom. When the boom is near the centerline, the
mainsheet is nearly...
-
potentially inflicting injury or
knocking crew
members overboard. The
mainsheet or
traveller can also
inflict serious injury.
Uncontrolled jibes may also...
- A
traveller is a part of the
rigging of a boat or ship that
provides a
moving attachment point for a rope, sail or yard to a
fixed part of the vessel....
- thick,
horizontal mainsheet gu**** from
below with
anchoring threads and with a
large number of knock-down
threads above the
mainsheet to
intercept flying...
-
leech tension, and
therefore sail twist, are the
mainsheet, the boom vang and the traveler. The
mainsheet pulls the boom (and
therefore the foot of the sail)...
- 2011). "BIG SAIL 2011: CAL VS. STANFORD" (PDF). St.
Francis Yacht Club
Mainsheet: 9. Weaver,
Christine (2014-11-19). "The Big Sail". Latitude38. Retrieved...
- or is
adjusted to be
fixed in one
position on it.
Commonly used for a
mainsheet, but also seen with some headsails,
particularly a
staysail ****ed with...
-
Inward sloping decks for
comfortable sitting out Most
boats have
centre mainsheet, but aft
sheeting permitted by
class rules A Very
Active class ****ociation...
-
serious and
sometimes fatal injuries to crew in the path of the boom or the
mainsheet and ****ociated hardware. The
brake usually rides on a line
running perpendicular...
