- 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...
- end of the
bowsprit. In a
vessel such as a
Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter, a
storm jib
might be set on a
reefed bowsprit, with the
bowsprit partially run...
-
attach sails to spars; and
reefing features,
which may
include reefing lines attached to the sail or
grommets that have
reefing lines running through them...
- (and most
often but not
always downwards) from a mast to the deck, the
bowsprit, or to
another mast. Most
staysails are triangular; however, some are four-cornered...
- the mast. A
forward mast
placement and a
fixed (as
opposed to running)
bowsprit, but with two
headsails may give
categorisation as a sloop. An example...
-
which supports the mast (and
bowsprit), and running,
which controls the
orientation of the
sails and
their degree of
reefing.
Configurations differ for...
- 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...
-
terminology distinguishes between roller reefing and
roller furling, with the
latter not
being robust enough to
simply reef a sail. "F".
Practical Boat Owner...
-
comprises the
fixed lines, wires, or rods,
which support each mast or
bowsprit on a
sailing vessel and
reinforce those spars against wind
loads transferred...
-
William N. Brady's The
Kedge Anchor, or
Young Sailors' ****istant, 1852) The
bowsprit set
upright and tied to the
stump of the
original mast. The jury mast knot...
