- A
fore-
and-
aft rig is a
sailing vessel rig with
sails set
mainly along the line of the keel,
rather than
perpendicular to it as on a
square rigged vessel...
-
foremast and fore-
and aft mizzen Barque with two square-rigged
masts and a
fore-
and-
aft mizzen Barquentine with one square-rigged mast
and two
fore-
and-
aft masts...
-
power of wind
and propel the vessel.
There is a
variety of sail
plans that
propel sailing ships,
employing square-rigged or
fore-
and-
aft sails. Some ships...
- masts,
sails and rigging.
Examples include a
schooner rig,
cutter rig, junk rig, etc. A rig may be
broadly categorized as "
fore-
and-
aft", "square", or...
-
athwart style during the 1790s, the
bicorne became normally seen
fore-
and-
aft in most
armies and navies from 1800. The
change in
style coincided with the flattening...
- reefing.
Configurations differ for each type of rigging,
between fore-
and-
aft rigged vessels and square-rigged vessels.
Standing rigging is
cordage which is...
-
stress fractures. Most
fore-
and-
aft rigged vessels have the
following types of
standing rigging: a forestay, a backstay,
and upper and lower shrouds (side...
-
fore-
and-
aft rig
consists of
sails that are set
along the line of the keel
rather than
perpendicular to it.
Vessels so
rigged are
described as
fore-and-aft...
- aback. This is a
dangerous situation that
risks serious damage. In a
fore-
and-
aft-rigged vessel, a
headsail is
backed either by
hauling it
across with...
- the
Royal Navy
sloop Barque A
sailing vessel with
three or more masts,
fore-
and-
aft rigged on only the
aftermost Barquentine A
sailing vessel with three...
