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2. Spinnaker pole - Wikipedia

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   The spinnaker pole is rigged to run from the base of the mast, [1] where there is a special fitting for attaching one end of the pole, out to windward over the side of the boat. There, one of the control lines of whichever sail it is to be used with is run through a fitting on the other end of the spinnaker pole. This allows for more precise ...

3. Guy-wire - Wikipedia

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   Guy (red arrow), controlling the spinnaker pole. The guys supporting a sailboat mast are called "standing rigging" and in modern boats are stainless steel wire rope. Guys are rigged to the bow and stern, usually as a single guy. Lateral guys attach to "chain plates" port and starboard attached to the hull.

4. Guy (sailing) - Wikipedia

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   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 on the bottom of the pole, and runs through a padeye on the foredeck ...

5. Punt (boat) - Wikipedia

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   The main structure consists of two side-panels connected by a series of cross-planks called "treads", which are 4 inches (10 cm) wide and spaced about 1 foot (30 cm) apart. Because a punt has no keel, the draw of the boat is only a few inches even when fully laden, which makes the boat very manoeuvrable and suitable for shallow waters.

6. Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z) - Wikipedia

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   [2] riding light A light hung from the forestay when at anchor. [2] riding turn a type of jam of the rope on a winch drum: the heavily loaded part of the rope unintentionally rises over the successive turn s on the winch, so stopping them from moving. [42] rig 1. The arrangement of masts, sails, and rigging on a sailing vessel. [43] 2.

7. Capstan (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   As ships and their anchors grew in size, the anchor cable or chain would be too big to go around the capstan. Also, a wet cable or chain would be difficult to manage. A messenger would then be used as an intermediate device. This was a continuous loop of cable or chain which would go around the capstan.

8. Stays (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   "To stay" is also a verb: to bring the ship's head up to the wind (to point the bow upwind). [2] This is done in order to go about (to tack ; tacking is sometimes also called staying the vessel [ 3 ] ); the bow of the ship turns upwind, then continues turning until the wind comes over the other side.

9. Whipstaff - Wikipedia

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   In this fashion, the tiller might get as much as 20° of turn [3] though angles of between 5° and 10° seem more likely. [4] The tiller rested on a very strong horizontal wooden bar called the tiller sweep , which was sheathed in metal and coated with soap and grease to minimize the drag of the tiller as it rode across it.