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Rigging

Rigging comprises the system of ropes, cables and chains, which support and control a sailing ship or sail boat's masts and sails. Standing rigging is the fixed rigging that supports masts including shrouds and stays. Running rigging is rigging which adjusts the position of the vessel's sails and spars including halyards, braces, sheets and vangs.

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Rigging

Nodes45
Edges44
Triples60
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
Components1

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related to Further reading · 37
Rigging → Aero-Hydrodynamics, Age, Annapolis, Berkshire, Brill Academic Pub, Date, England, English Ships, Harland, Harold, Illus, ISBN, James, John, Lees, Maidenhead, Marchaj, Mark Myers, Masting, McGraw Hill
related to Running · 8
Rigging → For, Manilla, Materials, On, Running, Sail, The, They
related to history · 5
Rigging → BCE, History, King Antigonus, Plants, Theophrastus
related to Etymology · 4
Rigging → According, Anglo-Saxon, Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, The
related to Standing · 3
Rigging → Due, It, Standing
is a · 2
Rigging → cordage used to control the shape and position of the sails, fixed rigging that supports masts including shrouds and stays
related to Types of rigging · 1
Rigging → Configurations

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standing sails shrouds fore-and-aft vessels running stays mast sail masts square-rigged isbn including oclc position rigged used control sailing ship

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Riggingis afixed rigging that supports masts including shrouds and stays0.90text
Riggingis acordage used to control the shape and position of the sails0.90text
Riggingrelated to EtymologyAccording0.60section
Riggingrelated to EtymologyEncyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition0.60section
Riggingrelated to EtymologyAnglo-Saxon0.60section
Riggingrelated to EtymologyThe0.60section
Riggingrelated to Further readingHarland0.60section
Riggingrelated to Further readingJohn0.60section
Riggingrelated to Further readingSeamanship0.60section
Riggingrelated to Further readingAge0.60section
Riggingrelated to Further readingSail0.60section
Riggingrelated to Further readingIllus0.60section

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