hank
A snap - plastic or stainless steel - attached to the luff of the jib, used to attach the jib to the forestay.
harbour ...
hank - A small snap hook to secure the jib luff to the headstay.
"Hank for hank" - Slang for "tack for tack."
harbor - A safe anchorage; an anchorage protected from most storms; a location for loading/unloading a vessel.
Hank
(1) Clips used to fasten a sail to a stay. (2) Using such slips to attach a sail to a stay.
Harbor ...
HANK A metal or nylon clip used to hold the luff of a headsail or staysail to the forestay. HARDWOOD A description applied to woods from deciduous broad-leafed trees (Angiosperms).
half hitch A single underhand loop used to fasten a rope to a post or other stationary object halyard A rope or wire used for hoisting sails hand A member of the crew hank To attach to a stay hanks Metal hooks or fittings sewn ...
Hank - A fastener attached to the luff of the headsail that attaches the headsail to the forestay. Typical designs include a bronze or plastic hook with a spring-operated gate, or a strip of cloth webbing with a snap fastener.
-maker and adjusted by the sail trimmers in the crew. A sail slide or sail hank (sail slug) is a metal or plastic device that secures a sail to a mast or stay. When sails are not in use they are stowed in sail bags or under sail covers.
 See also: Halyard, Forward, Bow, Boat, Compass
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