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The cut of the jib was changed to allow further rake and low profile jib andmainsheetblocks are essential.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Meanwhile, themainsheetis detached and used to rotate the rearward end of the boom through a horizontal half circle.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Then the leeward, working preventer is released little by little, while themainsheetis shortened to bring in the boom.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A centrally mounted padeye for themainsheetincreases the ease of sailing and maintenance.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Themainsheethas a maximum of a 6:1 purchase and has a traveller that allows movement over the entire aft crossmember of the frame.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Three sail shape controls which control the leech tension, and therefore sail twist, are themainsheet, the boom vang and the traveler.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A topping lift is standard, as well as more purchase on the peak halyard andmainsheet.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In a rig with no boom on the mainsail, themainsheetwould attach directly to the mainsail clew.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Provision must be made to allow the mainsail to wrap around the boom without interfering with themainsheet, such as end-boom sheeting or a bridle.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Themainsheetor traveller can also inflict serious injury.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Themainsheetshould pull the preventer around its cleat, without it being offered any slack.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Themainsheetpurchase tackle is attached to the aft tube.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A singlehanded option was envisaged, with a forward mast step position, a second, forward set of chainplates, and corresponding set of anchor points for themainsheetbridle.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.To keep things simple, the jib sheets lead to fixed fairleads and cam-cleats, the mainsail is loose-footed, and themainsheetleads to a rope horse across the transom.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.With this configuration, complexity of sail control is elevated by the addition of dynamic outhaul, downhaul, andmainsheettraveller lines.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Themainsheetpulls the boom (and therefore the foot of the sail) primarily inwards at lower points of sail and downwards at higher points of sail.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.All on deck must be aware of, and if possible avoid, the potential arc of the boom,mainsheetand other gear in case an accidental jibe occurs during a run.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.