- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- thick,
horizontal mainsheet gu**** from
below with
anchoring threads and with a
large number of knock-down
threads above the
mainsheet to
intercept flying...
- 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...
-
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)...
- past the mast and
onward to the
other end of the boat. Meanwhile, the
mainsheet is
detached and used to
rotate the
rearward end of the boom
through a...
-
Inward sloping decks for
comfortable sitting out Most
boats have
centre mainsheet, but aft
sheeting permitted by
class rules A Very
Active class ****ociation...
-
native and more aggressive-looking dolphin. The
school newspaper, The
Mainsheet, is
published in
print and online.
Online publication was
restarted at...
