The chains or ropes attached underneath the outer end of the bowsprit and led aft to the stem to prevent the bowsprit from jumping up. Where two are fitted they are called the inner and the cap bobstays; when three are fitted they are called the inner, the middle, and the cap bobstays.
Amatyathanga okanye iintambo ezinamatheliswe ngaphantsi kwesiphelo esingaphandle kwentsika ekubotshelelwa kuyo iintambo zeseyile.