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A jib is a triangular sail that sets ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel. Its forward corner ( tack ) is fixed to the bowsprit , to the bows , or to the deck between the bowsprit and the foremost mast.
Automatic fly-away jib stick; Moulded or wood/fiberglass composite centerboard with symmetric airfoil cross-section; Kick-up rudder with symmetric airfoil cross-section; Suction self-bailers (which empty a boat after capsize in 4 minutes) Adjustable continuous 16:1 vang and 12:1 jib halyard, rigged to side control panel
In cinematography, a jib is any boom device used to mount a camera on one end, and a counterweight with camera controls on the other. [1] In principle, it operates like a see-saw , with the balance point located closer to the counterweight, which allows the end of the arm with the camera to move through an extended arc.
Sail components include the features that define a sail's shape and function, plus its constituent parts from which it is manufactured. A sail may be classified in a variety of ways, including by its orientation to the vessel (e.g. fore-and-aft) and its shape, (e.g. (a)symmetrical, triangular, quadrilateral, etc.).
The main sail is 100 square feet (9.3 m 2), and the jib is 50 square feet (4.6 m 2) maximum. The Mutineer can also be rigged for a spinnaker. All Mutineers built since 2008 come rigged for a spinnaker from the factory. Sail area for the spinnaker is 166 square feet (15.4 m 2) maximum. [1] [5] The Mutt comes standard with a 3.8 oz minimum Dacron ...
A Pierrot playing with a "Mr Jollyboy" or jig doll, c.1910. Jig dolls are traditional wooden or tin-plate toys for adults or children. They are dolls with loose limbs that step dance or 'jig' on the end of a vibrating board or platform in imitation of a real step dancer.
Jejunoileal bypass (JIB) was a surgical weight-loss procedure performed for the relief of morbid obesity from the 1950s through the 1970s in which all but 30 cm (12 in) to 45 cm (18 in) of the small bowel were detached and set to the side.
A jibboom (also spelled jib-boom) is a spar used to extend the length of a bowsprit on sailing ships. [1] It can itself be extended further by a flying jib-boom. [1] The heel (i.e. rear and lower) end of the flying jib-boom is attached to the jib-boom, and the heel of the jib-boom to the bowsprit.