EntityQ1798276· pop 19· linked from 162 articlesstaySign in to savea heavy rope, wire, or rod running lengthwise of a sailing vessel, securing a spar to the hull, as braces for keeping stretching forces togetherConnectionsInternational Standard Book NumberEntitysailEntitysailingEntityrudderEntitymastEntitykeelEntitydeckEntitybowEntitysternEntityhullEntitywinchEntityriggingEntitybowspritEntityOptimistEntityyardEntityLateen sailsEntitysparEntityJohn KeeganEntitystaysailEntityspinnakerEntityCategoriesSailing rigs and rigging