Headstay

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of forestay.

    "The more the backstay is tightened, the less the headstay will sag off to leeward, forming a rigid and more efficient arc along the luff of the genoa while beating to weather."

  2. 2
    the farthest forward forestay that runs from the bow or bowsprit to the top of the mast. wordnet

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forestay

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"The more the backstay is tightened, the less the headstay will sag off to leeward, forming a rigid and more efficient arc along the luff of the genoa while beating to weather."

Etymology

From head + stay.

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