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spar (sailing)
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Spar (sailing)
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 pole
.
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