-
extend the gaff and
boom of a gaff sail. The
effect is as if the gaff sail were
larger in size, with the
extra sail
cloth of the
ringtail continuing the plane...
- In sailing, a
boom is a spar (pole),
along the foot of a fore and aft
rigged sail, that
greatly improves control of the
angle and
shape of the sail. The...
- jib-
boom is
attached to the jib-
boom, and the heel of the jib-
boom to the bowsprit. The
point (i.e.
higher and fore end) of the
flying jib-
boom is generally...
-
Fredrik Ljungström with
double main
sails and
rotating mast, but
without boom, foresail,
forestay and shroud. The
early models of the Ljungström sailboat...
- spares.
Example jury-rig
configurations include: A
spare topmast The main
boom of a brig
Replacing the
foremast with the
mizzenmast (mentioned in William...
-
Kicking straps/
boom vangs control a
boom-footed sail's
leech tension by
exerting downward force mid-
boom.
Cunninghams tighten the luff of a
boom-footed sail...
- A
dolphin striker (an
older term for a
martingale boom or
simply a martingale;
sometimes called a striker) is a
small vertical or near
vertical ancillary...
-
Ringtail* Screecher*
Spinnaker Staysail Trysail* Four-sided
Course Fisherman†
Foresail Junk sail* Lug sail
Mainsail (square rig) Moonraker*
Ringtail*...
- use in fair weather. It is set
outside the
square sails,
using stun'sl
booms which run out
along the yards. They came into use some time in the middle...
- same height, the
after one
usually carries a
larger sail (because a
longer boom can be used), so the
after mast is the mainmast. This
contrasts with a ketch...
