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Halyard

In sailing, a halyard or halliard is a line (rope) 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 referring to a yard, the spar located at the head of a square sail (and some other sail types). Halyards, like most other parts of the running…

Art, Fastenings & Sail types

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Fastenings

ShackleHeadboardBowlineHalf hitchFigure-eight knot
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Sail types

Square rigGaff riggedThroat halyardPeak halyard(Bermuda or "Marconi")
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Jumping/sweating the halyard

Winch
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SailingRopeSailFlagYard
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Sail types

Fastenings

Jumping/sweating the halyard

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Halyard

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples11
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
Components1

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Halyard

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related to Jumping/sweating the halyard · 6
Halyard → Jumping, The, This, To, When, While
related to Sail types · 3
Halyard → Bermuda, Marconi, The
related to Fastenings · 2
Halyard → Halyards, The

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sail yard mast head jumping rope line used types attached manually slack sweat square halyards bowline winch sailing flag manila

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Halyardrelated to FasteningsHalyards0.60section
Halyardrelated to FasteningsThe0.60section
Halyardrelated to Jumping/sweating the halyardJumping0.60section
Halyardrelated to Jumping/sweating the halyardThe0.60section
Halyardrelated to Jumping/sweating the halyardWhile0.60section
Halyardrelated to Jumping/sweating the halyardWhen0.60section
Halyardrelated to Jumping/sweating the halyardTo0.60section
Halyardrelated to Jumping/sweating the halyardThis0.60section
Halyardrelated to Sail typesThe0.60section
Halyardrelated to Sail typesBermuda0.60section
Halyardrelated to Sail typesMarconi0.60section

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