Bulin

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Bulin (also Buline , Buleine or Bulien ) is a holding rope for a square sail . It is used to attach the windward side lek , the side edge of a square sail facing the wind, to the bowsprit . It is used to trim the sail and is used especially for very bulbous sails and on upwind courses .

literature

  • Davis J. Harbord: Seafaring A – Z. Franz Schneider Verlag, Munich 1987, ISBN 3-505-09664-4