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The pole on a sailboat that holds the sail?
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.
What is a pole called on a sail boat?
If you mean the vertical poles to which sails are attached, these are called masts.
What is a pole on a sail boat?
If you mean the vertical poles to which sails are attached, these are called masts.
What is the name for the pole on a sail boat?
The vertical pole is called a "Mast". The horizontal poles (on 3-masted ships for instance) are called "Arms" or "Yardarms".
What are the poles called that are on a sailboat that holds the sails?
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
What is a mast on a sailboat?
It's the vertical post, wooden or aluminum that supports the sail(s).
What is a pole to extend a sail called?
sprit
What is the diagonal pole in a sail called?
Presuming you are referring to a gaff-rigged main sail, that diagonal pole would be the boom.
What is on a boat and holds up a sail?
the pole that holds up the sail is called the mast
What is a sail extender called?
1) What do you mean by sail extender? The rope to hoist (raise) the sail is called the halyard. The vertical beam supporting the sail is the mast, the horizontal beam supporting the sail is the boom.2) It's called a SPRIT - see: Dictionary.com
What is a name for a sail pole?
A spinnaker pole or a whisker pole.
What is a name for a sail extending pole?
A spinnaker pole or a whisker pole.
