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jack stay - A rod of steel shaped as a railway metal, or a rope, usually wire rope, for sails or yards to travel on. Also the steel railway or wire rope stay on the boom of laced sails on which the hanks or lacings are attached.
Jack Line, Jack Stay
A strong line, usually of flat webbing, or a wire stay running fore and aft along the sides of a boat to which a safety harness can be attached.
Jacobs Ladder ...
Jacklines or jack stays: Lines, often steel wire with a plastic jacket, from the bow to the stern on both port and starboard.
 See also: Topsail, Rope, Set, Cleat, Sailing
  
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