| Title: | SAILING |
| Notice: | Please read Note 2.* before participating in this conference |
| Moderator: | UNIFIX::BERENS |
| Created: | Wed Jul 01 1992 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Jun 02 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2299 |
| Total number of notes: | 20724 |
Would someone please define Lazy Jacks.
Thanks,
George
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 784.1 | a definition | MLCSSE::BERENS | Alan Berens | Mon Apr 04 1988 22:56 | 2 |
Sailors who use their engine frequently. | |||||
| 784.2 | OR ..... | WILVAX::LANE | Mon Apr 04 1988 23:47 | 4 | |
HOW ABOUT A LINE ATTACHED TO EACH SIDE OF MAST, EACH SPLICED TO
MULTIPLE LINES ATTACHED TO EACH SIDE OF BOOM. KEEPS SAIL ON TOP
OF BOOM WHEN LOWERED.
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| 784.3 | couldn't resist! | TALLIS::RICKARD | Tue Apr 05 1988 17:54 | 5 | |
Makes me wonder why they are called lazy JACKs and not lazy JANEs...
Pamela JANE Rickard
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| 784.4 | Lazy Jacks defined | ESPN::BILLINGS | Wed Apr 06 1988 14:11 | 30 | |
Lazy Jacks are lengths of line generally running from the head or
near the head of the mast to two or more points along each side
of the boom, usually configured comparably to an inverted (upside
down) letter "Y". They are usually permanently rigged and provide
a sort of channel into which the sail will be automatically gathered
when lowered. This prevents the sail from flogging all over the
deck when lowered in a stiff breeze, and also aids in keeping the
sail centrally located over the boom while furling.
The term "lazy" jacks obviously derives from the lack of effort
required to furl a sail after the gathering of it along the boom
has already been done for you. See picture below:
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mast----> | \ <----lazy jack each side of mast/boom
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| 784.5 | BILLINGS, AS IN ROGER ? | WILVAX::LANE | Fri Apr 08 1988 22:24 | 3 | |
IS THAT YOU ROGER ?
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