the pole that holds up the sail is called the mast
The forestay.
mast
You are describing the mast.
a mast
Mast
Its called a mast. hope i helped :)
the long cross ways pole that spreads the topmost sail of the ship.
Mast (vertical, leading edge of sail), Boom (horizontal,bottom of sail), and a spinnaker pole if you use a spinnaker which is a sail type
The north pole is covered with ice, you can not sail through ice.
The vertical pole on a sailboat is called the mast, but at the bottom of the sail is horizontal pole called a boom. On the Tall Ships, the horizontal pole AT THE TOP of the sail is called the yardarm.
yardarm - an extension would be a sprit