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What does the jib do on a sailboat?
Collects wind, it is a triangular sail placed at the front of the sailboat.
What is three letter word for triangular sail?
A jib is a small triangular sail.
What on a sailboat are jib sheets?
The jib's sheet controls the angle of the jib (sail) to the wind. It is attached to the lower end of the jib that is farthest aft.
What is a ships jib sail?
The jib sail is the triangular staysail in front of the foremast. Sometimes a spinnaker replaces the jib. They are both generally referred to as "headsails".
Word using letters BCIWMJJF?
jib (a triangular sail) if
What are hanks on a sailboat?
A ring on a stay attached to the head of a jib or staysail. A device used to attach a jib sail to its rigging.
What is a small one-masted vessel with mainsail and jib?
a dinghy would be a small (6 to 16 foot) sailboat, these can have almost any sail rig. the type of rig you described is called a sloop. a sloop is a sailboat with a triangular mainsail and a jib (this sail configuration is called a marconi rig, or bermudian rig), and are very common. so a small, one masted vessel with a mainsail and jib would just be called a sloop, or dinghy.
What is a jib?
It is a type of sailing boat sail of triangular shape that is rigged in front of the mainsail.
What is the Triangular sail furthest forward on a vessel called?
The most forward sail is normally called a jib.On vessels with more than one jib, the names of the jibs (from forward to aft) are: Flying jib, Outer jib, Inner jib and Fore (topmast) staysail.
What is a triangular sail set furthest forward on a vessel?
Depending on how it is rigged it could be the jib, Flying jib or spinnaker.The most forward sail is normally called a jib.On vessels with more than one jib, the names of the jibs (from forward to aft) are: Flying jib, Outer jib, Inner jib and Fore (topmast) staysail.
What is the triangular sail set furthest forward on a vessel with two or more such sails?
Jib or trysail.
The Triangular sail set furthest foreward on a vessel with two or more such sails?
it is called a flying jib
