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Thread #85341   Message #1583758
Posted By: Lady Hillary
15-Oct-05 - 04:38 PM
Thread Name: BS: Slightly odd request: Nautical Info???
Subject: RE: BS: Slightly odd request: Nautical Info???
Yup, I'm a pedant. I even insist that my students call a staysail a staysail, not a jib. After all, a jib is only connected to the boat at its corners. They even tend to learn the difference between a staysail club and a jibboom.

EBarnacle