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[[File:Segeln Spinnaker-Achterholer.jpg|thumb|Guy (red arrow), controlling the [[spinnaker]] pole.]] |
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A '''guy''' (probably from [[Dutch language|Dutch]] ''gei'', "[[brail]]") is |
A '''guy''' (probably from [[Dutch language|Dutch]] ''gei'', "[[brail]]") is a line ([[rope]]) attached to and intended to control the end of a [[Spar (sailing)|spar]] on a sailboat.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mayne |first=Richard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BGYPEAAAQBAJ&dq=guy+rope+sailing&pg=PA83 |title=The Language of Sailing |date=2018-10-24 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-96558-7 |language=en}}</ref> On a modern [[sloop]]-rigged [[sailboat]] with a symmetric [[spinnaker]], the [[spinnaker pole]] is the spar most commonly controlled by one or more guys. |
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==Types== |
==Types== |
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There are two primary types of guys used to control a spinnaker pole: |
There are two primary types of guys used to control a spinnaker pole: |
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*The '''afterguy''', '''working guy''', or simply '''guy''' and sometimes known as a '''brace''' is attached to the windward [[Parts of a sail# |
*The '''afterguy''', '''working guy''', or simply '''guy''' and sometimes known as a '''brace''' is attached to the windward [[Parts of a sail#Corners|clew]] of the spinnaker, and runs through the jaws on the outboard end of the pole and back to the [[Cockpit (sailing)|cockpit]]. The afterguy is used to rotate the outboard end of the pole around the mast in order to optimize the sail's effectiveness, depending on the direction of the wind. Because a spinnaker has two clews, there is always a second line identical to the afterguy attached to the [[leeward]] clew of the spinnaker. This is called the [[sheet (sailing)|sheet]] and serves a slightly different function. When the boat [[Jibe (sailing)|jibe]]s, the spinnaker pole will be moved from one side of the boat to the other, causing the sheet to become the guy and vice versa. |
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*A '''foreguy''' may also be used to control the height of the spinnaker pole. It is attached either to the end of the pole or to a bridle on the bottom of the pole, and runs through a padeye on the foredeck rather than directly aft to the cockpit. The foreguy is used to keep the end of the pole from lifting up under heavy wind. In addition, it can be used to change the shape of the spinnaker slightly to make the sail more efficient. The foreguy may be referred to as a [[downhaul]] if it is attached to a bridle at the pole's midpoint, but this term is used for other parts of a boat's rigging as well. |
*A '''foreguy''' may also be used to control the height of the spinnaker pole. It is attached either to the end of the pole or to a bridle on the bottom of the pole, and runs through a padeye on the foredeck rather than directly aft to the cockpit. The foreguy is used to keep the end of the pole from lifting up under heavy wind. In addition, it can be used to change the shape of the spinnaker slightly to make the sail more efficient. The foreguy may be referred to as a [[downhaul]] if it is attached to a bridle at the pole's midpoint, but this term is used for other parts of a boat's rigging as well. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Guy-wire]] |
* [[Guy-wire]] |
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* [[Bracing_(aeronautics)#Bracing_wires|Aeronautical wire bracing]] |
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* [[Stays (nautical)]] |
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{{Sail Types}} |
{{Sail Types}} |
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Aguy (probably from Dutch gei, "brail") is a line (rope) attached to and intended to control the end of a spar on a sailboat.[1] On a modern sloop-rigged sailboat with a symmetric spinnaker, the spinnaker pole is the spar most commonly controlled by one or more guys.
There are two primary types of guys used to control a spinnaker pole:
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