Boomkin
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title:
Boomkin
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A boomkin, bumkin, or bumpkin is a short spar that may project either fore or aft on a sailing vessel, depending on its function. Traditionally, it was a strong, usually wooden spar extending forward over the bow of a Western sailing ship holding a block through which the tack of the foresail was passed; on some modern sailing yachts with long main booms it is a short spar extending aft from the stern anchoring a central backstay. Historically, boomkins were employed in pairs, one on either side
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomkin
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2022-04-14T16:56:23Z
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