It's always called a boom? I'll alert my students.

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"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
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No Jon,

A sheet is for sail control. If it is connected to a pole that POLE
becomes a Boom. If your jib has a pole that is connected to the sheet;
that pole is called a Jib Boom.

Is that clear enough for you, Instructor?
( I have no answer Spinnaker Poles. other than to say the sheets are
inter-changeable an hooked to the corners of the sail) The same for a
poled out Genny or Asymmetrical Spinn.(Port & Star'bd sheets connected
to the Clew)




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