In March 1880 he switched to the role of Bill Bobstay in the same production. The bedar had a very long bowsprit, slightly bent downwards by the bobstay. The spoon bow with bobstay broadly expands for a spacious foredeck. The pinas had a very long bowsprit, slightly bent downwards by the bobstay. A bobstay is a part of the rigging of a sailing boat or ship.