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Running rigging is the
rigging of a
sailing vessel that is used for raising, lowering,
shaping and
controlling the
sails on a
sailing vessel—as opposed...
- sails.
Standing rigging is the
fixed rigging that
supports masts including shrouds and stays.
Running rigging is
rigging which adjusts the
position of the...
- the sails. This term is used in
contrast to
running rigging,
which represents the
moveable elements of
rigging which adjust the
position and
shape of the...
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which they are attached.
Standing rigging, the
rigging that
supports masts on
sailing vessels.
Running rigging, the
rigging that is used to
adjust the position...
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standing rigging to
support the
masts and
running rigging to
raise the
sails and
control their ability to draw
power from the wind. The
running rigging has...
- dictionary. In
maritime transport and sailing, jury
rigging is
making temporary makeshift running repairs with only the
tools and
materials on board....
- single-strand
stopper knot and is tied in the ends of
tackle falls and
running rigging,
unless the
latter is ****ed with monkey's tails. It is used about...
- Tri-radial The
lines that
attach to and
control sails are part of the
running rigging and
differ between square and fore-and-aft rigs. Some rigs
shift from...
- the
parting of a
single line to the
whole destruction of the
rigging, and from
running aground to fire. The
sailboat is
particularly vulnerable to capsizing...
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English unit of
measure "yard". Halyards, like most
other parts of the
running rigging, were
classically made of
natural fibre like
manila or hemp. A square...
