I've seen discrepancies in this area,
however, in most cases you will find the jib halyard
to port and main to starboard.

2 points to Capt S.

BTW, It never a bad idea to label you halyards. Ever sail on an
unlabeled boat? In particular a complicated one?



Capt. Scumbalino wrote:
Ellen MacArthur wrote:

That's not a fair question. Anybody who gets it right is
Googling it. Unless they happened to work or train on a tall ship.

He said that it also applies to other types of boats. I have no idea what
the standard is, but my limited experience suggests to me that the main
halyard is to starboard, and the jib halyard is to port. I don't know about
the bits pertaining to boats that aren't sloops. (At best, I'll get half a
point...)


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Capt Scumbalino