USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A mast is a pole that rises vertically from a ship and supports the sails. Really big sailboats have more than one mast. A mast is also another name for flagpole. The mast has an important job-to support the sails, which allows the wind to propel the ship.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tack – The tack is the corner on a fore-and-aft sail where the luff and foot connect and, on a mainsail, is located where the boom and mast connect. On a square sail underway, the tack is the windward clew and also the line holding down that corner.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mast: The mast is a large, vertical pole that holds the sails up. Some boats have more than one mast.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mast – A pole that rises vertically from the deck of a boat and supports sails. Our mast rises 72 feet in the air.

Detailed explanation-5: -A spar is a pole of wood, metal or lightweight materials such as carbon fibre used in the rigging of a sailing vessel to carry or support its sail. These include booms and masts, which serve both to deploy sail and resist compressive and bending forces, as well as the bowsprit and spinnaker poles.