forestay

How To Use forestay In A Sentence

• I hauled in the trailing ropes, hoisted this awkward sail reefed, the forestaysail being already set, and under this sail brought her at once on the wind heading for the land, which appeared as an island in the sea. Sailing Alone Around the World
• Since the jib halyard attaches to the same place as the forestay, the load is pretty well transferred.
• The bow is long, and curves into a lofty stem, like that of a Roman galley, finished with a beak head, to secure the forestay of the mast. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
• The bobstay, forestay and one running backstay were made up by my local chandler from the drawings below.
• I sailed comfortably on under the jib and forestaysail, which I now set. Sailing Alone Around the World
• In fact, because I have an overcautious habit of pulling up the storm jib on the inner forestay whenever the weather forecast is bad and the wind rises above about 25 knots, I can actually claim to have left the safety of the cockpit in over 35 knots of wind only once. True Spirit
• She was under staysail and forestaysail only, perfectly equilibrated, and her speed and power were awesome.
• The sloop could carry no more than a three-reefed mainsail and forestaysail; with these she held on stoutly and was not blown out of the strait. Sailing Alone Around the World
• We prefer the ‘old way,’ a light hung near the forestay not too far above the deck.
• It is an image for all time: tiny figure beneath a sky-scraping mast, Tower Bridge open to salute her, left arm hooked around the forestay with the greatest nonchalance, and right arm raised, fist clenched.