Structure of a sailing ship
Press release time:
2021-09-26
Structure
Including: hull, sail (main sail, forward sail, ball sail), mast, crossbar, steady board, rudder and other components.
There are also some small accessories such as dazzling rope, unloading gram, diagonal puller, pulley, etc... ..
. Front sail (Jib): The sail used in front of the main mast.
. Front support cable (Headstay(Forestay): the steel cable with the top of the mast supporting the forward bow of the ship and the front sail can be buckled.
. Control Sail Cable (Sheet): The main control rope, which can be released or tightened and fixed, Figure 1 refers to the front sail cable.
. Main sail (Mainsail): The sail that rises behind the main mast.
. Sail bone (Battens): a flat strip inserted from the rear edge of the sail to maintain a good sail shape.
. Main sail rope (Mainsheet): The rope that controls the angle of the main sail.
. Boom (Boom): elongated, used to fix and support the bottom of the main sail.
. Truss down cable (Boomvang): the rigging that pulls or supports the mast down to prevent the mast from lifting up.
. Mast (Mast): A long wooden rod or metal post, usually erected vertically from the keel or mid-plate of a ship, which can support the cross-sail lower truss, boom or diagonal truss.
. Side support cable (Shrouds): used to fix the lateral stay cable of the mast.
. central plate (Centerboard plate): the plate under the hull that can adjust the draft depth (with the axis as the main front and rear lifting type), which is used to keep the course stable when the heading is windward.
Rudder: A device used to control the direction of travel of a ship.