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2. Cunningham (sailing) - Wikipedia

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   Cunningham downhaul. In sailing, a cunningham or cunningham's eye is a type of downhaul used on a Bermuda rigged sailboat to change the shape of a sail. It is named after its inventor, Briggs Cunningham, a victorious America's Cup skipper and yacht builder.

3. Lazy jack - Wikipedia

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   Lazy jacks (or lazyjacks) are a type of rigging which can be applied to a fore-and-aft rigged sail to assist in sail handling during reefing and furling. [1] They consist of a network of cordage which is rigged to a point on the mast and to a series of points on either side of the boom ; these lines form a cradle which helps to guide the sail ...

4. Category:Sailing rigs and rigging - Wikipedia

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   Types of rig (ie the configuration of masts and sails) used on sailing vessels and specific items of rigging used on sailing vessels, from full-rigged ships to sailboats Contents Top

5. Guy (sailing) - Wikipedia

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   When the boat jibes, the spinnaker pole will be moved from one side of the boat to the other, causing the sheet to become the guy and vice versa. A foreguy may also be used to control the height of the spinnaker pole. It is attached either to the end of the pole or to a bridle on the bottom of the pole, and runs through a padeye on the foredeck ...

6. Traveller (nautical fitting) - Wikipedia

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   A traveller is a part of the rigging of a boat or ship that provides a moving attachment point for a rope, sail or yard to a fixed part of the vessel. It may take the form of anything from a simple ring on a metal bar or a spar to, especially in a modern yacht, a more complex "car" – a component with bearing-mounted wheels running on a shaped aluminium extrusion.

7. Outhaul - Wikipedia

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   It is an element of the running rigging, used to attach the mainsail clew to the boom and tensions the foot of the sail. It commonly uses a block at the boom end and a cleat on the boom, closer to the mast, to secure the line. [1] [2] The outhaul is loosened to provide a fuller camber or tightened to give the sail foot a flatter camber.