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A pole in the middle of a sailboat that holds up sails?
It is called the mast
What is a pole in the middle of a sailboat that hold up the sails?
It is called mast.
What pole is in the middle of a sailboat and holds up the sails?
The pole you are referring to is called the mast. If the boat only has one mast it is usually not in the middle of the boat but is normally found in the forward third of the boat.
What are the poles called that are on a sailboat that holds the sails?
Mast (vertical, leading edge of sail), Boom (horizontal,bottom of sail), and a spinnaker pole if you use a spinnaker which is a sail type
What is a pole in the middle of a sailboat that holds up the sail called?
Mast
What is the definition of mast?
A pole on a boat that holds spars or sails.
What is a pole on a sale boat?
The pole on a sailboat is called the mast.
The pole on a sailboat that holds the sail?
The vertical pole on a sailboat is called the mast, but at the bottom of the sail is horizontal pole called a boom. On the Tall Ships, the horizontal pole AT THE TOP of the sail is called the yardarm.
A pole in the middle of a sailboat?
Is called a mast
What is the pole on a sailboat?
a pole on a sailboat is a mast
What is the name of the Structure on a ship that holds the sails?
They sails are attached to the masts of the ship. The mast is a pole that runs straight up or angled up out of the deck of the ship.
What is the pole that supports the mast and sails on a boat called?
I believe it is called a "spar".
