Verrill, A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt), 1871-1954 · New York [etc.] D. Appleton and company · leaf 47
en of as such and nothing so loudlyproclaims the landlubber as to speak of a stay, hal-yard or sheet as a rope. The halyards are the ropes which hoist the sails andthey vary in number and name according to the typeof sails used. As a rule there are two to each sailand known as the throat halyards… … Running Rigging of Fore-and-aft Rig A—Jib halyard. B—Downhaul. C—Throat halyard. D—Peakhalyard. E—Topping lift. F—Main sheet. G—Jib sheet. halyard raises the outer edge of the sail. Where sailshave no gaff or piece of wood at the upper edge only-one halyard is used. The sheet is the line which is…
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