The spar at the head of a lug sail – a roughly square sail which is set fore-and-aft but requires different handling from a more modern gaff or Bermuda rig – is known as a yard, and probably …

2019年5月23日 · Each mast will have at least one yard, to which the sails are attached. In many ships, the yard is horizontal. If perpendicular, or square, to the ship’s length, the ship is …

The halyard is used to raise (hail or hal) the yard when setting the sail. A gaff rigged sail has two; a throat halyard to lift the end of the gaff nearer the mast, and a peak halyard to lift the outer end.

2024年9月23日 · In sailing, a yard is a horizontal spar typically made of wood, metal, or modern materials like aluminum or carbon fiber. It’s an essential part of the ship’s rigging, supporting …

2011年7月22日 · Sails are bent on to the yards, the horizontal timbers slung across the vertical masts. The yard arm could carry a maximum of 30 men so the size of the largest sail (the Main …

A yard is an essential component of the rigging on traditional sailing ships, particularly those with square-rigged sails. It is a long, horizontal spar secured to the mast at its midpoint. The yard’s …

The yard exists to allow square sails to be set to drive the ship. The top edge of the sail is 'bent on' (attached) to the yard semi-permanently. Clewlines and buntlines are led along the yard …

2025年3月24日 · 1 A large wooden or metal spar crossing the masts of a sailing vessel horizontally or diagonally, from which a sail is set. Yards crossing the masts of a square-rigged …

The spar at the head of a lug sail – a roughly square sail which is set fore-and-aft but requires different handling from a more modern gaff or Bermuda rig – is known as a yard, and probably …

2015年12月18日 · The topsail (the yard and sail above the crow’s nest) is the easiest and least complicated to rig. The parrel is a basic strip attached to the yard, then run through a sheave …