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It is typically used in runningbackstays(runners).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The concrete bridge is a combination of cablebackstaysand structural steel tie back.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On a ship with a single mast, stays that run aft are calledbackstaysand stays that run forward are called forestays.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Runningbackstaysare found on both masthead rigs and fractional rigs.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On modern sailboats the mast is curved thanks to shrouds andbackstays.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The disadvantages of conventional runningbackstaysare numerous.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There are some rigs for which runningbackstaysmay be used without a permanent backstay.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Backstaysare not always found on all vessels, especially smaller ones.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The rigging was fully upgraded, which included bringing down, checking and repairing the spars, and renewing more than 55,000 meters of ropes, shrouds,backstaysand steel cables.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On pure racing boats light tall whippy masts are used but these require runningbackstaysto keep them up, which must be changed each time a boat tacks or jibes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Trailer yachts designed for cruising and casual racing are likely to have heavier section masts, without runningbackstaysand these are more difficult to raise and lower.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Gaff rigged boats invariably have runningbackstayswith no permanent backstay.
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