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Thread #94585 Message #1833477
Posted By: Rumncoke
13-Sep-06 - 09:29 AM
Thread Name: Maui: stuns'l booms
Subject: RE: Maui: stuns'l booms
There isn't any confusion over booms and yards - not on my watch.
A boom is found on the bottom of a fore and aft sail, where fitted.
A yard is found on the top of a square sail. (OK it is actually trapezoid but is is called square)
There are other types of spar which support sails - sprits for instance. I have never known a sailor to get them confused.
In the photo from Bill you can see stuns'l yards with rings, and also part of a stays'l.
Sigh.
Here's me with a dose of Sea Fever again.