Forestay

The forestay is a member of a sailing ship.

It keeps

The forestay are machined or solid, pre-stretched steel and is at the bow fitting and depending on the type of the rig at the masthead or slightly below attached (for example, a Siebenachtelrigg ). The tension of the forestay is regulated indirectly via the trimmable backstay and affects the profile of the headsail. Frequently headsail can be wound with furling around the headstay.

Shrouds are called the support of the mast in the fore and aft direction. The forestay is also sometimes referred to as the forestay. The nomenclature is not unique, because even pros and foremast can be used interchangeably. It refers to the foremast foremast at mehrmastigen ships (not the direction of the Stags forward). The syllable is omitted here before on -masted ships referred forestay precisely the farthest down the mast ailing forestay. The sails and Takelplan the Gorch Fock also has the lower of total 6 Abstagungen forward as a forestay. The most down -faceted Abstagung the other poles of the Gorch Fock forward therefore called mainstay and Besanstag.