Tag Archives: Boom

Bosun’s chairs

January 15, 2008 – 7:41 pm

Bosun’s chairs were seats suspended on a tether of rope, used to haul or lower a person.

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Reefing

January 15, 2008 – 5:45 pm

To reef a sail is to make it smaller.

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Boom

January 15, 2008 – 4:51 pm

Booms on modern sailboats run horizontally from the mast aft. On an old ship, the boom was a spar which extended the foot of the sail.

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