"boom" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Raising and lowering the sprit and adjusting the boom vang allow for adaptation of sail trim to a range of wind conditions.
- A boom vang, out- and downhauls for sail control standard.
- He also popularised the kicking strap, or boom vang (US).
- Double and triple blocks are added to the boat's boom vang, backstay and outhaul.
- Moments after hoisting the spinnaker, the boom vang aboard America One parted.
- The Force 5 has full sail controls, including a cunningham, outhaul, boom vang, and traveller.
- By controlling leech tension, the boom vang is one of the three methods of controlling sail twist.
- Sailors may also adjust the trim of the sail to account for low level wind shear, for example using a boom vang.
- A boom vang pulls down on a boom.
- If the boat has a boom vang, release the vang to stop a broach rather than easing the mainsheet.
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