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2. Yard (sailing) - Wikipedia

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   To set the sail the clewlines and buntlines are let go, and the sheets (attached to the bottom corners, or clews, of the sail) are adjusted to shape the sail to best catch the wind. A device called a "tye", a "tye chain", or a "tye rope" is used for lifting a given yard to the top of its travel to set the sail.

3. Clewlines and buntlines - Wikipedia

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   Buntlines lift the middle portion of the sail, or "bunt"; there will usually be four to eight buntlines across the foot of the sail. Traditionally they are secured to the sail with buntline hitches. [1] Since buntlines only have to lift a section of canvas, they can be thinner than the clewlines and are not usually fitted with a purchase.

4. Brace (sailing) - Wikipedia

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   A brace on a square-rigged ship is a rope (line) used to rotate a yard around the mast, to allow the ship to sail at different angles to the wind. Braces are always used in pairs, one at each end of a yard ( yardarm ), [ 1 ] termed port brace and starboard brace of a given yard or sail (e.g., the starboard main-brace is the brace fixed to the ...

5. Gunter rig - Wikipedia

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   Gunter rigged Lobster 12.5. Gunter rig is a configuration of sail and spars used in sailing. It is a fore and aft sail set abaft (behind) the mast. The lower half of the luff (front) of the sail is attached to the mast, and the upper half is fastened to a spar which is approximately vertical and reaches above the top of the mast.

6. Mr. Midshipman Hornblower - Wikipedia

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   Upon returning to Indefatigable, Hornblower is assigned a role of loosening the sail by Captain Pellew in his plan to take the French corvette Papillon. Hornblower is set to command Indefatigable's jolly boat. Before setting out, Hornblower practises his task on Indefatigable to try and calm his nerves. While reviewing his men prior to shoving ...

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   Features: Largest sail-assisted yacht in the world, underwater observation pod, carbon fiber rotating masts, multiple pools. 3. Symphony: Owned by Bernard Arnault. ArchiesVlogMC/YouTube.

8. Flemish horse (rigging) - Wikipedia

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   A Flemish horse is a footrope on a square rigged sailing ship that is found at the extreme outer end of the yard, or the yardarm. [1] The main footrope runs along the whole length of the yard, but because of its length the angle upwards to where it is attached is quite shallow, and thus it is too high to stand on for some distance inwards.

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