mast track - A track or groove in the back of the mast to which the sail is attached by means of lugs or the bolt rope.
Sails: Storm trysail with separate mast track. For use in a storm, without having to remove the mainsail. Also, useful for stability while sailing downwind.
Dodger, splash cloths, and bimini.
Metal or plastic pieces attached to a sail's luff that slide in a mast track to allow easy hoisting of the sail.
Lull
A period of no wind. Lulls may be followed by a significant change of wind speed and direction.
Also called a lug. Metal or plastic pieces attached to a sail's luff that slide in a mast track to allow easy hoisting of a sail.
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Make sure the mains'l sheed is uncoiled and free of its jam cleat before raising sail. Don't forget the battens. Unfurl sail, raise with halyard, feed toggles into mast track. Leave the sheet free until the sail is all the way up and belayed.
If the main luff has slides, put them all on the mast track starting at the head of the sail. If the mast is grooved, you will have to feed the luff of the sail in the groove as it goes up.
 See also: Line, Sailboat, Track, Boat, Hull
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