- 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...
- 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...
- (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...
-
deploy sail and
resist compressive and
bending forces, as well as the
bowsprit and
spinnaker pole. In
larger vessels during the age of sail,
spare spars...
-
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...
- The
larger main mast had one gaff sail with two booms,
supporting three reefing positions. The main
cargo hatchway was
located forward of the main mast...
-
terminology distinguishes between roller reefing and
roller furling, with the
latter not
being robust enough to
simply reef a sail. "F".
Practical Boat Owner...
-
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...
-
forestay attaches to the mast at a
point below the top. A
sloop may use a
bowsprit, a spar that
projects forward from the bow. Bermuda-rigged sloop. The jib...
