outhaul

"Bring up the outhaul," said the captain as Reality shot across the starting line.

One of the rowing boats was gone from the outhaul.

The sail is tuned by adjusting the downhaul and the outhaul.

The outhaul, besides simply holding the sail out, is an effective sail shape control.

The outhaul runs from the clew of the sail to the free end of the boom.

The outhaul used to tension the foot by hauling the clew towards the end of the boom.

The outhaul tension is relatively weak, mostly to provide leverage for controlling the sail's angle of attack.

Hauling in on (tightening) the outhaul increases foot tension in the main sail.

Double and triple blocks are added to the boat's boom vang, backstay and outhaul.

"Should we trim the outhaul?"

Tension the outhaul.

Cordage associated with booms includes the outhaul, the sheet, the boomvang or kicking strap, and the traveller.

Modern loose footed sails are cut so that the outhaul is also able to pull the clew downwards towards the boom.

Alternatively the outhaul tail can be attached to a block and tackle system so that it can be adjusted to many positions.

With shorter battens that only go partly across the width of the sail it is best to insert them before the outhaul is tensioned.

With this configuration, complexity of sail control is elevated by the addition of dynamic outhaul, downhaul, and mainsheet traveller lines.

Mainsail controls permitted by the class are downhaul (Cunningham), outhaul and kicking strap (Vang).

For simplicity many small racing craft have the boom outhaul attached to a powerful hyfield lever mounted on the boom or deck.

These are complemented by extra blocks and a rule-change allowing up to 6:1 outhaul purchase and 10:1 cunningham purchase.

The sail's foot (outhaul) and luff (vang) tension are adjusted simultaneously by the use of one line, called a snotter or a choker.

This trims the sail more efficiently than the forces applied to a sail with a conventional boom, with the outhaul and vang.

Maia and Brod stood up, together releasing the clamps holding the furled sail, and drew it to the clew outhaul.

The boom mast attachment; is the inhaul and the boom sail attachment (at the opposite end) is the outhaul.

Once a section of rope is designated for a particular purpose on a vessel, it generally is called a line, as in outhaul line or dock line.

A windsurfing sail is tensioned at two points: at the tack (by downhaul), and at the clew (by outhaul).