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Name that sail
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 |
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