- 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...
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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...
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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...
- the
fore mast, mainmast,
and any
additional masts are
rigged square,
and only the
aftmost mast (mizzen in three-masted barques) is
rigged fore and aft. Sometimes...
- reefing.
Configurations differ for each type of rigging,
between fore-
and-
aft rigged vessels and square-rigged vessels.
Standing rigging is
cordage which is...
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headsail in
front of the mast
and one
mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an
arrangement is
called a
fore-
and-
aft rig,
and can be
rigged as a Bermuda...
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Fore-
and-
aft rigs
comprise the vast
majority of
sailing vessels in use today,
including effectively all
dinghies and yachts. The
sheet on a
fore-
and-aft...
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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...
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seatpost clamps to, but
designs vary from one to four rails.
Rails provide fore and aft adjustment of the saddle,
usually about 2-3 cm (an inch) or so. They...
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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...
