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kicking strap — noun 1. A strap behind a draught horse s hindquarters to prevent kicking 2. A rope used on a yacht to prevent the boom from rising • • • Main Entry: ↑kick … Useful english dictionary
kicking strap — noun 1》 a strap used to prevent a horse from kicking. 2》 Sailing a rope lanyard fixed to a boom to prevent it from rising … English new terms dictionary
Kicking strap — En line, som holder bommen nede ved sejlads på halvvind eller læns … Danske encyklopædi
Paul Bert Elvstrøm — (born February 25, 1928 in Copenhagen) is a yachtsman from Denmark. He has won the world championships fifteen times in eight different types of boat, including Snipe, Soling, Star, Flying Dutchman and Finn.He competed in eight Olympic Games from … Wikipedia
Boom vang — A boom vang (US) or kicking strap (UK) is a line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail. An older term is martingale .The vang typically runs from the base of the mast to a… … Wikipedia
vang — 1. verb To undertake for at the Font; be godfather or godmother to. 2. noun a) A boom vang, a strap or line which exerts downward pressure on the boom near where it joins the mast of a fore and aft rigged sailboat … Wiktionary
Rigging — For other uses, see Rigging (disambiguation). The rigging of a square rigger in London. Rigging (from Anglo Saxon wrigan or wringing, to clothe ) is the apparatus through which the force of the wind is used to propel sailboats and sailing ships… … Wikipedia
Mirror (dinghy) — Current Specifications A Mirror on Combs Reservoir in Derbyshire … Wikipedia
Bermuda rig — Diagram of a Bermuda or Marconi rig, on a typical monohull sloop. The term Bermuda rig refers to a configuration of mast and rigging for a type of sailboat and is also known as a Marconi rig; this is the typical configuration for most modern… … Wikipedia
Boom (sailing) — In sailing, a boom is a spar (pole), along the foot (bottom) of a fore and aft rigged sail, that greatly improves control of the angle and shape of the sail. The primary action of the boom is to keep the foot of the sail flatter when the sail… … Wikipedia
