What is Forestay?
[[Image:Sailingboat-lightning-num.svg|thumb|200px|Sailboat diagram. The ''forestay'' is identified by the number 16.]] On a [[sailing]] vessel, a '''forestay''', sometimes called a '''jibstay''', or a '''headstay''', is a piece of [[standing rigging]].<ref name=glossaryYPI>{{cite web |url=https://www.ypigroup.com/en/yacht-terms/yachting-glossary/ |title=YPI glossary |publisher=Yachting Partners International |access-date=December 29, 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It keeps a [[mast]] from falling backwards.<ref name=glossaryYPI/> It is usually attached to the very top of the mast.<ref name=glossaryYPI/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.glen-l.com/free-book/rigging-small-sailboats-2.html |title=Rigging Small Boats, Chapter 2 |publisher=Glen-L marine designs |access-date=December 29, 2016 |archive-date=December 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221013831/http://www.glen-l.com/free-book/rigging-small-sailboats-2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The other end of the forestay is attached to the [[Bow (ship)|bow]] of the boat.<ref name=glossaryYPI/> Often a [[sail]] is attached to the forestay.<ref name=glossaryYPI/> This sail may be a [[jib]] or a [[genoa (sail)|genoa]].<ref name=glossaryYPI/> In a [[Cutter (ship)|cutter]] rig, the jib or jibs are flown from stays in front of the forestay, perhaps going from the masthead to a [[bowsprit]]. The sail on the forestay is then referred to as the [[staysail (sail)|staysail]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cruisingworld.com/how/rig-staysail |title=Rig for a Staysail |author=Don Street |date=March 14, 2013 |publisher=Cruising World |access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref> A forestay might be made from [[stainless steel]] [[wire]] or [[rod (geometry)|rod]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sailboat-cruising.com/sailboat-rigging.html |title=Sailboat Rigging: Part 1 - Standing Rigging |publisher=sailboat-cruising.com |access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Sai