Ellen MacArthur wrote:
"Bart Senior" .@. wrote

| Do you know the ropes? One who know sthe ropes
| is someone who knows the standards for running rigging
| tallships, but it also applies to sloops, ketches, yawls
| and schooner.
|
| What side the the "standard" side, port or starboard,
| to lead and cleat off halyards:
|
| 1. Jib halyard
| 2. Main halyard
|
| For a Schooner or a gaff rig:
|
| 3. Peak Halyard
| 4. Throat Halyard


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.

Cheers,
Ellen
Actually, this is not that easy to Google, since details on this level
are not often posted on the web. I sure you'd find lots of sites
the describe how a particular boat is setup, but there is no standard
for modern boats. For example, my current boat is setup the opposite
of what I think is that traditional setup.

As for requiring tall ship experience to understand gaff rigs, there
are still a number of small gaff rig boats being sold, and for the
most part they conform to the traditional position for the peak and
throat halyards. My current thinking is that my next sailboat will be
a traditionally rigged catboat.