Boom (sailing) - Wikipedia
In sailing, a boom is a spar (pole), along the foot of a fore and aft rigged sail, that greatly improves control of the angle and shape of the sail. The primary action of the boom is to keep the foot flatter when the sail angle is away from the centerline of the boat. The boom also serves as an attachment point for more sophisticated control lines.
In-Boom Furling: Five Systems - Practical Sailor
2001年9月18日 · With a boom-furling system you can assure yourself of a powerful modern sailplan with plenty of roach, with the additional bonus of being able to use full-length battens to help control sail shape and reduce flogging.
Climate solution: Sails make a comeback in shipping, to dent its …
15 小时之前 · Europe Africa Middle East Australia SECTIONS ... The sailboat ‘Grain de Sail II’ sails off Saint Malo, western France, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Read More ... Read More. 4 of 13 | A sailor stands on the boom to check the folding of the mainsail of the sailboat ''Grain de Sail II’ as it sails off Saint Malo, western France ...
Climate solution: Sails make a comeback in shipping, to dent
22 小时之前 · A sailor stands on the boom to check the folding of the mainsail of the sailboat ''Grain de Sail II' as it sails off Saint Malo, western France, Nov. 6, 2024. ... In the European Union ...
Europe (dinghy) - Wikipedia
The Europe is a one-person dinghy designed in Belgium in 1960 by Alois Roland as a class legal Moth dinghy. The design later changed into its own one-design class. The dinghy is ideal for sailors weighing 50–85 kilos.
Leisure Furl® In-Boom Furling
Leisure Furl in-boom furling is the world’s most popular and well-tested mainsail furling and reefing system. With thousands installed, and millions of offshore miles sailed, it has become the boom furler of choice for experienced performance cruisers around the world.
J/45 Mainsail Roller Furler Boom video - Sail-World.com
Enjoy this video demonstration of the mainsail furling boom from the Danish brand FURLERBOOM on a J/45 from the J/Composites shipyard based in Les Sables d'Olonne, France. Taking place in front of the famous departure port for the Vendée Globe Race, you will see a hoisting of the mainsail, a reefing, the adjustment of the outhaul, and of ...
Great Seamanship: Sailing across Europe in a 10ft dinghy
2024年6月17日 · A cross-Europe adventure in a 10ft dinghy sees Sandy Mackinnon nearly come a cropper off Whitstable’s mud flats. Tom Cunliffe introduces this extract from The Unlikely Voyage of Jack De Crow ...
Sail-powered cargo ships make comeback to dent shipping’s
13 小时之前 · In the European Union, ... After the commercial launch of Grain de Sail I in 2020 and of Grain de Sail II this March, ... AI boom drives shares of sleepy Texas land firm up 200%.
New Oyster 495 benefits from Seldén Mast's new push button sailing …
2021年11月22日 · When the first Oyster 495 hits the water in early 2022, it'll be sporting a Seldén carbon furling mast with new push button sailing technology developed specifically for this new model, the likes of which has not been seen to date on a sub 50ft yacht.