Assertion: backstay | /r/HasProperty | a piece of standing rigging
Facets:
value: on a sailing vessel
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: A backstay, as commonly used in a nautical context, is a piece of standing rigging commonly found on a fore-and-aft-rigged sailboat.
text: On a sailing vessel, a backstay is the piece of standing rigging that runs from the mast to the transom of the boat, counteracting the forestay and jib.
text: Backstays: Standing rigging which supports the upper portion of the mast, in particular from the pressure of a beam or following wind.
text: The backstay is part of the standing rigging and, these days, is usually made of high grade steel and runs from the aft (rear or back) of the boat to the top of the mast.
text: A backstay, as commonly used in a nautical context, is a piece of standing rigging commonly found on a fore-and-aft-rigged sailboat.
text: On a sailing vessel, a backstay is the piece of standing rigging that runs from the mast to the transom of the boat, counteracting the forestay and jib.