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bukszpryt (element wystający z dziobu jednostki żaglowej) m HISTORY, NAUT

bowsprit

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The fore-topmast stay goes to the end of the bowsprit, a little beyond the fore-stay, on which the fore-topmast staysail runs on hanks. en.wikipedia.org

They also have a retractable bowsprit that extends a spinnaker-genoa kite two or more meters beyond the bow. en.wikipedia.org

In this method of measuring bowsprit including jibboom and out-board part of spanker boom if any have both no effect on the ship's length. en.wikipedia.org

The design featured a large, balanced, club foot, self-tacking jib set on an 8 feet bowsprit supported by a dolphin striker. en.wikipedia.org

The traditional spinnaker is replaced with a gennaker that is set on an extensible bowsprit. en.wikipedia.org

The rigging, sails, gaffs, booms, bowsprit and rudder were missing, as was most of the copper sheathing. en.wikipedia.org

There may also be a bowsprit possibly extended by a jib-boom, which extends forward past the bow. en.wikipedia.org

Until the mid-1700s, most ships also flew a sprit-topsail from the short sprit topmast that rose vertically "above" the fore end of the bowsprit. en.wikipedia.org

It had a high rounded stern with large aftcastle, forecastle and bowsprit at the stem. en.wikipedia.org

Using a bowsprit allows the size of the gennaker to be a much larger sail than would be possible with a symmetrical spinnaker. en.wikipedia.org

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