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What is a headstay on a sailing vessel and what is a forestay?
Stays and shrouds are mast supports. Shrouds support the mast to the sides of a boat while and a stay supports the mast in a fore and aft direction. More specifically, a forestay attaches to the mast near the top and runs to the bow. A headstay is a forestay, but is usually the highest forestay and runs furthest forward attaching to the bow or bowsprit.
What are the parts of a clipper ship?
Mizzen Mast,Foremast,Main Mast,Rudder,Bow,Stern
What does Mizen mean?
Third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy.
The third mast on a vessel called?
Fore-mast: the first mast, or the mast fore of the main-mast.Main-mast: the tallest mast, usually located near the center of the ship.Mizzen-mast: the third mast, or the mast immediately aft of the main-mast.(information from wikipedia)
Where is the sail on a ship?
Between the mast and the boom. On ships with one mast, itt is located directly between port and starboard, and more towards the bow than the stern.
What are some parts of a ship?
bow bilge stern deck mast sails keel rigging hull bulkhead
What is a four letter word for a ship's bow?
A commercial ship is called a liner.
What is the name of the fruit of forest trees including the beech chestnut and oak traditionally used to fatten pigs?
mast
What is the name for a pole on a ship?
mast
What is the Name of a pole on a ship?
mast
What is the foremast of a ship?
It is the mast that occupies the most forward (toward the bow, or up front) of positions on a multi-masted ship. If there are two masts, the other longer mast closest to the middle of the ship would be the mainmast. If there are three masts, the mast closest to the stern (aft) would be the mizzenmast.
What part of a sail boat does a stay hold?
The stays are usually wire, connecting the mast (near to the top) to the deck (near the gunwales). Its purpose is to prevent the mast from being ripped out of the deck by the forces of the wind against the sail...
