Carved boards leading aft from the stem to either side of the hull. They replaced the head cheeks when ostentatious figureheads fell out of vogue. Today, trailboards sometimes decorate the bows of modern sailing yachts. Found on http://shipwrightjournal.blogspot.co.uk/p/glossary-of-nautical-terms.html
Carved boards leading aft from the stem to either side of the hull. They replaced the head cheeks when ostentatious figureheads fell out of vogue. Today, trailboards sometimes decorate the bows of modern sailing yachts.