On Nov 1, 8:00 am, (Thom Stewart) wrote:
Max & (Mike)
A Staysail is usally named and flown from a STAY (Even if it is a
temporary set Stay) A Wire Luff isn't a Stay.

A Stay is part of the STANDING RIGGING. A Luff Line is part of the
RUNNING RIGGING, even if it is wire, it is part of the Sail and not the
RIGGING.

http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ILLDRINKTOTHAT

Roger that, Thom, but I'm too old a dog to learn new tricks! Guess
I'll just have to continue being one of the legions of misnomerizers.
Eschewing obfuscation,
Mike