What is the name of this stay?

[Rowana]

I'll try and describe the stay arrangement I would like to know the name of.

There are 2 wires attached to the mast part way up. These wires then go up and over a couple of "spreaders" (for want of a better term). These spreaders are quite short and angled quite well forward, perhaps about 40 degrees. The wires then continue up the mast and come together again further up.

I always thought this was a triatic stay, but apparently not, as I've now found out that a triatic stay is something else entirely.

Not that Rowana has one of these contraptions, but I'm just curious as to what it's called.

 

[scruff]

I'll try and describe the stay arrangement I would like to know the name of.

There are 2 wires attached to the mast part way up. These wires then go up and over a couple of "spreaders" (for want of a better term). These spreaders are quite short and angled quite well forward, perhaps about 40 degrees. The wires then continue up the mast and come together again further up.

I always thought this was a triatic stay, but apparently not, as I've now found out that a triatic stay is something else entirely.

Not that Rowana has one of these contraptions, but I'm just curious as to what it's called.

Diamond stays?

 

[Woodlouse]

Always known them as jumpers. Diamond stays would fit the bill, but traditionally I think they were straight out to the sides rather than angled forwards.

 

[Iain C]

Jumper stays.

(edit...beaten to it!)

 

[Rowana]

Diamond stays?

I think you're correct with this.

Don't know why I thought they were called a triatic stay. Probably an age thing!

 

[john_morris_uk]

Jumper stays and the spreaders are jumper spreaders as you have been told already...

I always understood a triatic stay to be the wire between the heads of a two masted boat and most usually found on schooners. I rigged one once and fortunately there were steps up the masts so fitting it was a doddle.

 

[Rowana]

Jumper stays and the spreaders are jumper spreaders as you have been told already...

I always understood a triatic stay to be the wire between the heads of a two masted boat and most usually found on schooners. I rigged one once and fortunately there were steps up the masts so fitting it was a doddle.

Thanks John and others.

For some reason I thought they were called triatic stays. Goodness knows how I got them mixed up, but I'm now suitably enlightened!

 

[sarabande]

the "spreaders" are struts, BTW.

 

[mjcoon]

I think you're correct with this.

Don't know why I thought they were called a triatic stay. Probably an age thing!

Maybe confusion with sciatic[a]? Not sure wearing stays helps much with that, though...

Mike.

 

[Gordonmc]

If they are similar to the ones in the picture, obscured a bit by the radar reflector:

Then they are diamond stays.
As mentioned, a triatic would go from the top of the mizzen to the main masthead. Missing from mine.