Posted by Jon on November 10, 2004 at 15:12:33 from 151.121.50.1 user Jon.
In Reply to: 'Bent on' posted by Peter H on November 10, 2004 at 13:34:22:
"Bent on" - yes, basically, fitting it to the yards/stays (depending on the particular sail) and halyard(s). From "bend", a type of knot (sheet bend, carrick bend, fisherman's bend, halyard bend)
For "de-powering the mail" I'd suspect a typo for "main".