Headboard:
A small wooden, metal or plastic insertion at the head of a mainsail.
Headed:
When the wind shifts toward the bow. Opposite of lifted.
[edit] Headboard shackle
This longer version of a D-shackle is used to attach halyards to sails, especially sails fitted with a headboard such as on Bermuda rigged boats.
much overhang aft and such a short boom means that this design can carry a lot of roach without having it interfere with the backstay very much. There is an oversized backstay crane to help get the backstay farther aft and allow for a long headboard.
 See also: Sail, Mast, Lines, Deck, Port
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