Head Stick

The small round spar about 15 inches long seen on the heads of some spinnakers and jibs. The triangle or apex at the head of the sail is cut off straight across, and the edge tabled and worked with eyelet holes, then laced to the spar in the centre of which the halliards are bent. Its use is to prevent the heads of the above sails from twisting, as they are very apt to do on account of their luff not being confined to a stay.