A jib is a triangular sail that sets ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel. Its forward corner (tack) is fixed to the bowsprit, to the bows, or to the deck between the bowsprit and the foremost mast. Jibs and spinnakers are the two main types of headsails on a modern boat.
Look up jib in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A jib is a triangular sail that sets ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel. Its forward corner (tack)...
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flying jib-boom is attached to the jib-boom, and the heel of the jib-boom to the bowsprit. The point (i.e. higher and fore end) of the flying jib-boom is...
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mechanism where the hook remains at the same level while luffing: moving the jib up and down, so as to move the hook inwards and outwards relative to the...
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gallant sail, as well as a gaff-rigged topsail on the main mast and a jib and flying jib ahead of the headsail. "SLOOP | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary"...
advantage a masthead sloop has over a fractional one, is that the jib is larger. Since the jib has no mast in front of it to cause turbulent airflow over it...
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jumps along with jibs requiring small jumps to mount. Large features include 30-to-90-foot (9.1 to 27.4 m) jumps along with complex jibs and large vertical...
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mainsail aft of the mast, closely coordinated with a jib for sailing upwind. A large overlapping jib or genoa is often larger than the mainsail. In downwind...
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side, but the jib is held aback. Finally the rudder is put the other way, as if trying to tack back again. Without the drive of the jib, she cannot do...
Samaria (/səˈmæriə, -ˈmɛəriə/) is the Hellenized form of the Hebrew name Shomron (Hebrew: שֹׁמְרוֹן), used as a historical and biblical name for the central...
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