bowsprits
Forward-projecting ship spars
Bowsprits is the plural of bowsprit, a spar extending forward from a sailing vessel's bow.
The bowsprit supports rigging for the forestays and jibs, allowing more sail area to be set forward of the hull.
On large ships, the bowsprit might extend twenty feet or more beyond the bow.
Nautical support beam
- timberWood for construction
- spruceNeat; also a conifer
- firCone-bearing evergreen genus
- Douglas firLarge Western North American conifer
laminated · solid wood · ironwork · fittings · heel · cap · tenon · mortise
Triangular foresails on boats
- forestaysForward mast supports
- shroudsWraps that hide
- martingalesStraps controlling horse's head
- headsailsSails forward of foremast
cap · netting · traveler · furling · halyards · sheets · blocks · tackle
Handheld cutting implements
- schoonersMulti-masted sailing vessels
- tall shipsLarge traditional sailing vessels
- brigantinesTwo-masted sailing vessels
- barquesMulti-masted sailing vessels
sloops · cutters · ketches · yawls · square-riggers · galleons · frigates · brigs
Steadiness or amount owed
- weather helmTendency to head upwind
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- stabilityResistance to displacement
spar
Nautical support beam
Douglas fir · laminated · solid wood · ironwork · fittings · heel · cap · tenon · mortise · stepped
jibs
Triangular foresails on boats
- forestaysForward mast supports
- shroudsWraps that hide
- martingalesStraps controlling horse's head
headsails · cap · netting · traveler · furling · halyards · sheets · blocks · tackle · standing rigging
clippers
Handheld cutting implements
- schoonersMulti-masted sailing vessels
- tall shipsLarge traditional sailing vessels
- brigantinesTwo-masted sailing vessels
barques · sloops · cutters · ketches · yawls · square-riggers · galleons · frigates · brigs · dhows
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
- weather helmTendency to head upwind
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- Yachtingyacht racing, yacht clubs, regattas, sailboats, sailing vessels