30dirtybirds
12.06.2021 7:57:30
There are some more tensioning lines, but I'll leave them for now. I could probably do an entire guide on the different sheets on a sailboat. Who knows, perhaps I'll write it. [links]
See full version: Sailboat Parts Explained: Illustrated Guide (with Diagrams)
There are some more tensioning lines, but I'll leave them for now. I could probably do an entire guide on the different sheets on a sailboat. Who knows, perhaps I'll write it. [links]
This is a new segment, that I didn't mention before. It's a bit of an odd duck, so I threw all sorts of stuff into this category. But they are just as important as all the other parts. Your hardware consists of cleats, winches, traveler and so on. If you don't know what all of this means, no worries: neither did I. Below, you'll find a complete overview of the different parts. [links]
The waterline is the point where the boat's hull meets the water. Generally, boat owners paint the waterline and use antifouling paint below it, to protect it from marine growth. more
The rigging is what is used to attach your sails and mast to your boat. Rigging, in other words, mostly consists of all kinds of lines. Lines are just another word for ropes. Come to think of it, sailors really find all kinds of ways to complicate the word rope . [links]
Rigging is the means with which the sails are attached to the mast. The rigging consists of all kinds of lines, cables, spars, and hardware. It's the segment with the most different parts.
If you learn anything from this article, here are the most important parts of any sailboat. You will find all of these parts in some shape or form on almost any sailboat.
Hydraulic backstays have a pressure-release valve (usually a knob that you turn counterclockwise to release pressure) or, in some cases, an additional quick-release button that allows you to instantly decrease backstay tension. Because racers are weight conscious, hydraulic backstays are popular aboard boats whose masts are too stiff to be bent by a tackle system (usually this means boats that are 35 feet LOA and up). here
Backstay adjusters are either hydraulic or mechanical. Hydraulic adjusters consist of a hydraulic cylinder fitted between the backstay and its chainplate. Integral adjusters have a pump incorporated into the bottom of this cylinder, while other types (typically found only on high-end raceboats) have a remote hydraulic-pump panel connected to the cylinder with a high-pressure hose. When you pump the handle, oil is forced into the hydraulic cylinder, causing the cylinder’s piston to retract, thus increasing backstay tension. A pressure gauge indicates the amount of load on the backstay. The load-multiplying capabilities of a hydraulic system allow you to exert several thousand pounds of pressure on the backstay.
Running backstays are usually found on high-end racers. Instead of a single backstay, there are two independent backstays, port and starboard, that typically attach to the mast at several points before combining into one part that runs to a turning block located on the stern rail and is led to a winch. The reason for using “runners” instead of a permanent backstay is to allow for mainsail with a bigger roach, but the drawback is that you need to have crew diligently working the runners during each tack or gybe. While this setup is effective, it isn’t appropriate for anything except a purebred racer. Many less high-end racers also carry running backs or checkstays in addition to a permanent backstay. These can be used both to mitigate compression loading, and to increase forestay tension on a fractionally rigged boat.
Medium-size raceboats (roughly 25 to 35 feet LOA) typically use a high-purchase tackle system that is orientated in the cockpit so that either the helmsman or the mainsail trimmer can quickly add or release backstay tension. On a raceboat it’s crucial that your backstay can be rapidly adjusted as you approach a leeward or windward mark. Sail your boat in a variety of conditions and determine which “gear” best matches the conditions. Then, using a rope-safe marker, mark your backstay-tackle sheet so that you can quickly shift gears to the optimum setting.
Small-to-medium-size raceboats (under 35 feet LOA) typically use a tackle system to create purchase; this allows you to create a lot of rig tension by manually pulling on (aboard small boats) or winching in (on medium-size boats) a backstay-tackle line. On boats under about 25 feet LOA, the backstay terminates at a block; a tackle sheet originates from a padeye on one of the stern quarters, runs through the backstay-terminator block, and then runs through a second block that’s situated on the opposite stern quarter (forming a simple triangle shape). From here, the tackle tail is led to a camcleat so that the helmsman or the mainsheet trimmer can quickly add or bleed off backstay tension.
Sailboats change direction, or heading, in one of two ways, either by tacking or by jibing. Tacking means that the bow of the vessel is headed into and through the wind during a change of heading, with the wind direction switched from one side of the boat to the other. For this maneuver, a permanent backstay is adequate. here
A backstay, as commonly used in a nautical context, is a piece of standing rigging commonly found on a fore-and-aft-rigged sailboat. This line, usually constructed of multiple wound-wire strands, prevents the mast of the vessel from leaning too far forward. The forestay, on the other hand, prevents the mast from leaning too far backward. In conjunction, the backstay and forestay ensure that the mast will withstand the stress of various changes in wind speed without toppling.
A running backstay, on the other hand, is better able to handle the stresses and convolutions of a jibe, which is a fairly stressful change of heading, where the stern of the boat is maneuvered through the wind. This often results in the sail boom, the horizontal spar anchoring the bottom of the mainsail, swinging rapidly from one side of the boat to the other in an effort to retain the wind. As well, jibing will entail a sudden and sometimes dangerous reversal of the boat’s heel, or lean. Jibing is often used in racing competition to round a marker buoy.
Running backstays, conversely, are used mainly in competitive racing, and can be constantly adjusted to compensate for various changing wind directions and constant changes in heading, or course. Running backstays are usually mounted in pairs attached about two-thirds of the way up the mast, and run to the transom corners at the stern of the boat. Very often, running backstays will have multiple attachment points on the mast, resulting in better control of the sail and increased boom maneuverability under race conditions. Using adjusters, typically via hydraulically operated winches, tension on the running backstays can be increased or decreased as necessary to take advantage of wind direction and course corrections.
Backstays are commonly found in two configurations, a permanent and a running backstay. Most recreational sailboats have a permanent backstay, one that is only adjusted for maintenance purposes. The permanent backstay runs from the very top of the mast to the center of the transom at the stern of the vessel.
I see this song as an attempt to escape from the normal. When the artist says that he is a different breed, and that you should blame it on his ADD, it makes me think that he is looking for a reason to validate why he feels so different from everyone else about a way something is.
He is being pulled in to the light (the normal by) by the aliens (the people who share the idea that he does not agree with) while trying to escape (hold on to his own way of thinking).
In the end, the man decides to convert his opinion over to the norm. This is shown when he walks into the light at the end of the music video. He SAIL's with the idea that everyone has been trying to convince him of. You can not sail against the wind or the current ever.
'Maybe I'm a different breed'
I'm the weird, crazy girl that loves animals and want to help a cause tat may sound silly to most people. Why help animals?
As an American who has been through the mental health process to "make myself well" I find a deep and heartfelt meaning in the song. The first time I heard this song I was laying on a bed with my es closed just after a counseling session where my therapist had just recommended medication to help "solve my problems". I'd been on medication before and felt it had suppressed my inner self ("maybe I should cry for help. maybe I should kill myself. ").