Rigging

Sailboat rigging. 1.Headstay, 2.Backstay, 3.Shroud or side stay, 4.Spreaders, 5.Backstay, 7.Boom

The rigging of a sailing ship is made up of the ropes and/or chains used to support the ship's masts, yards and sails.[1] The standing rigging is used to support the masts.[1] The running rigging supports the yards and sails.[1] Some types of sailboats that have unsupported masts do not have any rigging.[2] These include the junk rig and catboat rigs.[2] Bermuda sloops with a single mast and one headsail use fairly simple rigging.[2] Cutter-rigged ketches and schooners have the most complex rigging.[2]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "rigging". Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Sailboat Rigging: Part 1 - Standing Rigging". Sailboat-Cruising.com. Retrieved January 4, 2017.

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