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A bobstay is a part of the Bowsprits
, Classic Marine or it may run to a dolphin striker, a spar projecting downward, which is then held to the bowsprit or jibboom by a martingale stay.
A bobstay is a part of the rigging
Rigging comprises the system of ropes, cables and chains, which support and control a sailing ship or sail boat's masts and sails. ''Standing rigging'' is the fixed rigging that supports masts including shrouds and stays. ''Running rigg ...
of a sailing boat or ship. Its purpose is to counteract the upward tension on the bowsprit from the jibs and forestay. A bobstay may run directly from the stem to the bowsprit,, Classic Marine or it may run to a dolphin striker, a spar projecting downward, which is then held to the bowsprit or jibboom by a martingale stay.
See also
*Bill Bobstay is a character in the operetta '' H.M.S. Pinafore'' (1878) by Gilbert and Sullivan. *''Bobstay'' was a 1977 detonation in the United States' '' Operation Cresset'' nuclear test series.References
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