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The halyard (a line, NOT a rope) keeps it tied up to the mast (that vertical post-thing).

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What is on a boat and holds up a sail?

the pole that holds up the sail is called the mast


What holds up a sail on a boat?

A mast. Although it is attached to a mast the thing that holds a sail up is a halyard. a mast is something that pushes the boat with wind and the reason its called a mast is cause it holds the biggest sail, the thing your looking for is something that is on the bottom of the boat and runs vertical on the boat. if that gets ruined the boat is ruined, unrepairable


Ropes holding up the sails on a boat?

The halyard holds the sail up. When a rope has an assigned job on a boat (or a ship) it is referred to as a line.


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What is a boat with a sail called?

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How does a boat sail into the wind?

A boat can sail into the wind by sailing backwards and forwards (tacking) at an angle to the wind and so making her way up.


How Does a Boat Sail Upwind?

A sailing boat can not sail directly upwind, sail at about 45 degrees to the wind and tack (turn the boat through the wind) to the other side of the wind and continue in this zig-zag manner up wind.


What boat has a sail?

A sail boat Also motorsailers and rafts


Did Christopher Columbus sail by boat?

Yes he did sail by boat


What is a pole on a sailboat?

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