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Boom brake with line. The brake shackles to the bottom of the boom, and the line attaches to the base of the shrouds; tensioning the line actuates the brake.
A boom brake is a device designed to control the swing of the boom on a sailboat. The boom brake acts as a preventer when sailing downwind, and can also be used to jibe the mainsail in a slow measured action.
The brake usually rides on a line running perpendicular to the boom; when the boom brake is actuated, it grabs the line and either works as a preventer, or slows the boom’s speed while jibbing. The brake is actuated by either tensioning the line upon which it rides or using a second line to tension the brake relative to the main line.
[edit] References
- Mainsheet magazine, Vol. 23, No 2, May 2005
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