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reefing's Usage Examples:

reefing) a yacht"s staysail by rolling the sail around a stay.

Slab reefingSlab reefing, also called jiffy or single line reefing, is an alternative to conventional or roller reefing where the sail is folded in sections, or slabs, along the boom.

fore-and-aft rigged sail to assist in sail handling during reefing and furling.

modern applications, the sail is rolled up into the boom for storage or reefing (shortening sail).

Proper skills in and equipment for reefing are crucial to averting the dangers of capsizing or broaching in heavy weather.

Conventional reefingSails may have built-in alternative attachment points that allow their area to be reduced.

The mill must be stopped in order to adjust the reefing of the sail.

At sea it is always employed in reefing and furling sails and stopping clothes for drying.

One or two reefing lines reeved through the sail's luff and leach reef cringles create a new tack and clew for the sail by pulling those points tight to the boom.

The halyards, mainsail outhaul and reefing lines are internally-run.

The first 9 hulls were fitted with in boom roller reefing and later boat with slab reefing with 116 boats built in total.

modern asymmetric rig including a furling jib, reefing mainsail and single line gennaker hoist system.

The equipment for jiffy reefing is sometimes integrated with Dutchman flaking, a patented furling technology that helps to flake the sail on alternate.

Synonyms:

ridge, coral reef,

Antonyms:

dress, give, roughness,