Headstay

Headstay
The most forward forestay. The line from the bow or bowsprit to the top of the mast. This keeps the mast from falling toward the rear of the boat. The headstay is the farthest forward of all the stays on the boat.

Headstay - a wire support line from the mast to the bow
Headway - forward motion ...

headstay - The rigging from the bow to the top of the mast; the foremost stay.

Headstay:
The stay leading from the mast to the bow
Headway:
The forward motion of a boat through the water. Opposite of sternway. Heave : (1) To throw, as to heave a line ashore.

Headstay - Wire from the bow to the upper part of a sailboat's mast
Headway - Moving forward
Heel - Sideways learning of a boat due to the wind ...

Note the headstay is dropped about 19.2 inches below the masthead to make room for the asymmetrical chute. I would not call this a fractional rig. It's cheaper for the mast builder because he doesn't have to weld up a fancy mast crane.

A grooved headstay or mast.
slug, sail slug
A bullet-shaped plastic or metal object sewn to the luff of a sail and fed into a grooved mast or headstay.

A sloop whose headstay reaches the mast head.
Mast Step
A recess or fitting in a vessel's keel into which the base of the mast is positioned.

The most forward stay on the boat is also called the headstay.
Forestaysail - A sail attached to the forestay as opposed to a jib which is attached to the headstay.

Headstay: wire running from the top of the mast to the boat and to which the jib is attached. The headstay supports the mast and prevents it from falling backwards.
Hull: the body of the boat exclusive of the masts, etc.

The headstay is the foremost stay on which the jib is set; a forestay is aft of the headstay and carries a staysail; the backstay offsets the pull of the headstay. stem 1. A more or less vertical timber at the bow; 2.

genoa: a large headsail set on the headstay and overlapping the mainsail.

Headsail: A sail set forward of the foremast on the headstay.
Headstay: The stay leading from the mast to the bow.
Heading: The direction the boat is going.

A jib is the sail set between the forwardmost mast and the headstay.
A headstay is a line of wire or steel rod that supports the mast and adjusts its bend.
The port side of the boat is its left side as the boat moves forward.

Sometimes called a jibstay, or a headstay. A cable supporting the mast, running from the bow to the top of the mast.
forestaysail
A sail attached to the forestay as opposed to a jib which is attached to the headstay.

Mast head rig The headstay is rigged to the top of the mast.
Messenger Line run through a single block, used to carry an object, such as another line, aloft.
Midships Order to the helmsman to put the rudder fore and aft.

Jib: A triangular sail, set on the headstay.
Jibe: To change direction, when sailing with the wind aft, so that the wind comes on a different quarter and the boom swings over to the opposite side; an accidental jibe can be dangerous.

Fractional Rig: A rig where the headstay does not go to the bottom of the mast.
Furious Fifties: An area between 50 degrees and 60 degrees latitude noted for very strong winds and huge seas.
Galley: Kitchen.

jib stay - The stay that the jib is hoisted on. Usually the headstay.
jib topsail - A small jib set high on the headstay of a double headsail rig.

Forestay (sometimes called a jibstay, or a headstay)
A cable supporting the mast, running from the bow to the top of the mast.
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Spar extending from the bow to secure headstays and running the bowlines.
Brace
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Forestaysail
A sail attached to the forestay, as opposed to a jib, which is attached to the headstay.
Foretopmast
A mast above the foremast.

See also: Boat, Heads, Sailing, Sail, Hull