Guy (sailing)

With afterguys is called while sailing the spinnaker sheet on the windward side of the ship. It runs from the clew (ie a corner) of the spinnaker on the spinnaker pole aft and serves to pull the spinnaker to windward, and thereby to bring him out of the wind shadow of the mainsail. The name comes from the fact that the clew is drawn not only to windward, but also aft.

At a constant wind direction of the afterguys usually remains permanently allocated. In contrast, the leeward sheet off on the other side of the spinnaker is used continuously to adjust the belly of the sail and to prevent the sail from collapsing. While the leeward sheet off has its tow point usually far aft, the hole point of the Achterholers depending on the design of the ship and the spinnaker is partially rather amidships.

In a jibe is often the afterguys to the sheet and the sheet rope to afterguys. Only the spinnaker pole must be implemented. To some extent, but also driven dual dish, that is both Lee and windward there is ever a afterguys and a sheet, is not used by the respective line.

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