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    SPARS, SAILS AND RIGGING FOR SAILING VESSELS

    SPARS, SAILS AND RIGGING FOR SAILING VESSELS

    - the most common type of sailing boat with two sails


    1. SPARS

    • The mast is the main highest spar placed in the center of the boat to which
    the jib and the main sail are attached.
    • The boom is the horizontal spar which extends aft (backwards) from the
    mast and is fastened at the bottom of the mainsail.
    1. SPARS

    • The yard (Yardarm) is the horizontal spar across the mast which holds up
    the signal flags or lights.
    • The peak (Gaff) is an oblique spar, directed towards the stern, attached to the
    main mast (or to the aft mast if exists) designed to hoist the national flag.
    • The bowsprit is an oblique spar that extends
    forward from the vessel’s bow. It provides an
    anchor point for the forestay, allowing the mast
    (or fore-mast if it exists) to be stepped farther
    forward on the hull.
    2. RIGGING

    The ropes or wires that hold up the masts are collectively known as standing
    rigging and those that control the sails are collectively known as running
    rigging.

    The standing rigging consists of any wire or rope whose purpose is to support
    a ship’s masts.

    The running rigging consists of all ropes and wires that pass through pulleys
    or over sheaves, used to control the sails or otherwise move different
    equipment.
    THE STANDING RIGGING

    • Shrouds (1) - support the mast on either side.


    • Stays - support the mast fore and aft: Headstay (2) and Backstay (3).
    • As part of standing rigging, the chain plates
    are fitted to the deck or side of the hull to which
    shrouds and stays are attached with metal
    turnbuckles.
    THE RUNNING RIGGING

    • Halyards (4) are those ropes or wires running through pulleys or sheaves
    fixed to the top of the mast, used to raise and lower the sails. There are
    several halyards named according to the sails: main halyard, jib halyard.
    • Sheets (5) are those ropes that adjust (trim) the sails. These are often
    referred to using the name of the sail they control (e.g. Main sheet or Jib
    sheet)
    THE RUNNING RIGGING

    • The boom Vang (Kicking strap) (6) is used to hold down the boom,
    preventing it from lifting, especially when running before the wind.
    • The topping lift (7) is used to lift the after end of the boom; to hold the
    boom off the deck when the sail is down. It can also be used to control if
    the main sail is able to catch the wind and produce power.
    • Braces (8) are used to turn the yard around in the horizontal plane, which
    is necessary to adjust the sails to take advantage of the current winds.
    There are two braces per yard, one on each end.
    3. SAILS

    • The main sail is the sail aft of the mast which is attached to the mast and the
    boom.
    • The jib is any sail set between the headstay and the mast (called the headsail).
    There are several sizes of Jibs.

     The genoa Jib – overlaps the mainsail


    and is used to provide maximum power in
    light winds.
     Working Jib – is a smaller jib which fills
    the space between the mast and the headstay.
     Storm Jibs – is a special sail for stormy
    weather conditions and strong winds. These
    are both smaller and made from heavier
    material than normal sails.
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
    JYOZRNR6A4
    The International Code of Signals

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