Bulin
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