Abeitass,or a stretching pole, is a woodensparused onViking shipsthat was fitted into a pocket at the lower corner of thesail.This innovation was used to stiffen and hold the edge of the sail when sailing close to the wind.[1][2][3]
References
edit- ^"Glossary of Viking Words".Archived fromthe originalon 2007-09-30.
- ^Grambs, David (1993).Did I Say Something Wrong?.Penguin Group. p. 75.ISBN0-452-26831-1.
- ^Gedney, Elias.Ships and Navigation of the SCA Period(PDF).East Kingdom Guild of St Erasmus. p. 11.