Parrot stick

The Lisa von Lübeck with a parrot stick protruding aft

As a parrot Stock refers to the spar (boom), which in some sailboats on the aft ship extends and to which the spanker the or sheet can be fixed thereof. It is also used by the " sailors who are on the Galion's armory ".

See also

• Jib boom
• Parrot mast

Web links

• Dictionary of historical sailing ships

Individual evidence

1. ^ Joachim Heinrich Campe: Dictionary of the German language: L to R , Verlag Schulbuchh., 1809, page 581