Beitass

Beitass

A Beitass, or stretching pole, is a wooden spar used on Viking ships that was fitted into a pocket at thelower corner of the sail. This innovation was used to stiffen and hold the edge of the sail when sailing close to the wind. [cite web|url=http://www.alisons-world.net/vglossary.html|title=Glossary of Viking Words] cite book
title = Did I Say Something Wrong?
edition =
last = Grambs
first = David
coauthors =
year = 1993
publisher = Penguin Group
id = ISBN 0-452-26831-1
pages = p. 75] cite book
title = Ships and Navigation of the SCA Period
edition =
last = Gedney
first = Elias
coauthors =
year =
publisher = East Kingdom Guild of St Erasmus
id =
pages = p. 11] cite book
title = The Book of Old Ships: from Egyptian Galleys to Clipper Ships
edition =
last = Culver
first = Henry B
coauthors =
year = 1992
publisher = Dover Publications
id =
pages = ]

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