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2. Sheet (sailing) - Wikipedia

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   The sheet on a fore-and-aft sail controls the angle of the sail to the wind, and should be adjusted to keep the sail just filled. Most smaller boats use the Bermuda rig, which has two or three sets of sheets: The mainsheet is attached to the boom, and is used to control the mainsail.

3. Sail components - Wikipedia

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   A sail batten is a flexible insert in a fore-and-aft sail that provides added stiffness and definition to the sail's airfoil cross-section. [1] The most common use of sail battens is in the roach of a mainsail. The batten extends the leech past the line that runs from the head and the clew of the sail to create a wider sail towards the top.

4. Stays (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   11 – sheet 12 – boom 13 - mast 14 – spinnaker pole 15 – backstay 16 – forestay 17 – boom vang Stays are ropes, wires, or rods on sailing vessels that run fore-and-aft along the centerline from the masts to the hull, deck, bowsprit, or to other masts which serve to stabilize the masts. [1]

5. Boom (sailing) - Wikipedia

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   1 – boom, 2 – mast, 3 – gooseneck, 4 – sail, 5 – topping lift... 7 – mainsheet, 8 – boom vang... 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.

6. Windmill sail - Wikipedia

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   The sail is divided into a number of bays, each having a number of shutters. All the shutters are joined together by a shutter bar, and the force required for the wind to open the shutters is adjusted by a separate spring on each sail. Although automatic in operation, the mill must be stopped in order to adjust the reefing of the sail. [1]

7. Windmill (sailing dinghy) - Wikipedia

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   It also has an internal 2:1 mechanical advantage outhaul, a 4:1 boom vang controlled by the boat's skipper and a 4:1 Cunningham. The boat has adjustable jib fairleads and a mainsheet traveler, plus an Elvstrom bailer. [3] The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 90.2 and is normally raced with a crew of two sailors. [3]

8. Guy (sailing) - Wikipedia

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   This is called the sheet and serves a slightly different function. When the boat jibes, the spinnaker pole will be moved from one side of the boat to the other, causing the sheet to become the guy and vice versa. A foreguy may also be used to control the height of the spinnaker pole. It is attached either to the end of the pole or to a bridle ...

9. Spinnaker - Wikipedia

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   Code 1 is a light air reaching sail, where the apparent wind angles at low speeds has a significant effect to create angles of less than 90 degrees. Code 2 is a medium air running sail, used for apparent wind angles over 90 degrees.