Stamping day
A tamping day is part of the rigging of a sailing ship . It is counted as a standing good . It is stretched between the bowsprit or the jib boom and the stem of the bow and consists of a strong rope made of natural or synthetic fibers, a steel cable or a chain.
tasks
The tamping stay absorbs the tensile forces that act on the bowsprit or the jib boom through the stage of the foremast, and supports this spar downwards.
For larger sailors, stamping days also serve to tension a protective net, which is intended to prevent sailors from falling into the sea on the bowsprit / jib boom.
variants
Several tamping stages can be attached, whereby they can start at different points on the bowsprit, at its tip or in the middle, and on the hull.
To improve the angular conditions, a tamping day can be guided to the bow via the tip of a ramming stick, a fixed spar that protrudes downwards at right angles from the bowsprit, causing it to bend.
In addition to central unpaired stages, side paired stages can also stiffen the bowsprit, where they can also be provided with a transverse spar similar to the ramming stick.