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Sailors hauling a halyard. In sailing, a halyard or halliard is a line that is used to hoist a ladder, sail, flag or yard.The term "halyard" derives from the Middle English halier ("rope to haul with"), with the last syllable altered by association with the English unit of measure "yard". [1]
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The yard is held to the mast either by a parrel or by a traveller (consisting of a metal ring that goes round the mast and has an eye for the halyard and a hook which fastens to a strop on the yard). A dipping lug sail is fastened at the tack (front lower corner) some distance in front of the mast, often at the stemhead .
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The gaff is hoisted by two halyards: Halyards (and edges) on a gaff rigged sail. The throat halyard hoists the throat of the sail (the end closer to the mast) at the forward end of the gaff and bears the main weight of the sail and the tension of the luff. [5] The peak halyard lifts the aft end of the gaff and bears the leech tension. Small ...
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