downhaul
Luff-tightening line
A downhaul is a rope or line used to pull something down on a sailing vessel—typically a sail, spar, or flag.
The term appears most often in sailing and windsurfing, where the downhaul tensions the luff of a sail by pulling its lower edge toward the deck or boom: Tighten the downhaul to flatten the sail in heavy wind.
Sail-hoisting tackle
- outhaulLine tensioning sail's foot
- cunninghamLuff tension control line
- kickerOne who boots balls
- boomLoud deep sound
Make more secure
- pullForce toward oneself
- tautnessState of being pulled firm
- stretchPull to extend
- strainExcessive stretching force
load · force · pressure · slack · ease · trim · adjust · release
halyard
Sail-hoisting tackle
- outhaulLine tensioning sail's foot
- cunninghamLuff tension control line
- kickerOne who boots balls
boom · clew · tack · leech · luff · reef · sheet · block · tackle · winch
tighten
Make more secure
strain · load · force · pressure · slack · ease · trim · adjust · release · heave
flatten
Make level or smooth
- depowerReduce capability or strength
- draftPreliminary version of text
- camberDesigned surface curvature
twist · luff · wrinkle · trim · tune · optimize · telltales · airfoil · shape · control
bowline
Non-slip loop knot
- stopperClosure for an opening
- figure-eightTwo conjoined loops
- bightCurved coastal indentation