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Thread #94585 Message #1832152
Posted By: Barry Finn
11-Sep-06 - 05:40 PM
Thread Name: Maui: stuns'l booms
Subject: RE: Maui: stuns'l booms
A Studding Sail. When running with the wind all yards set square & all sails set to squeeze out every breath of push the stuns'l booms
would be set. They're set from the out'er most ends of the yards, the yard arms. They're square light weather sails (they're not used in more than a good breez) & usually only used on a long run, as they're timely & fairly difficult to set, like when you're in the trade winds. No wearimg or tacking, not much reason to change course or your run. In a strong breeze of a good blow kiss 'em good bye. Picture the main sails, then picture sails set port & starboard or directly left & right of that sail hanging outward of the mains yard (or boom). The closest I can think of on a fore & aft rig would be running "wing & wing" & then some.
Barry