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

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:


too easy (actually I was always a catboat sailor at heart!)
1. Jib halyard
2. Main halyard


I'll just do the tough part.

For a Schooner or a gaff rig:

3. Peak Halyard
Starboard


4. Throat Halyard
Port

"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

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...)


--
Capt Scumbalino

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.

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...)


Our main is to port and jib to starboard...

katy wrote:

Our main is to port and jib to starboard...

Bang goes that theory, then...


--
Capt Scumbalino

Scotty wrote:
"katy" wrote in message
...
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...)


Our main is to port and jib to starboard...

Mine are both to port (internal halyards)

Scotty


Ours are internal also...the spinnaker halyard is on the starboard side
also.....

"katy" wrote in message
...
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...)


Our main is to port and jib to starboard...

Mine are both to port (internal halyards)

Scotty

katy wrote:

Our main is to port and jib to starboard...

Mine are both to port (internal halyards)

Scotty


Ours are internal also...the spinnaker halyard is on the starboard side
also.....


Mine's the same Katy (main to port, jib on starboard), including the
spin halyard! Maybe it's just Canadian and French sloops, what about
yours Dave?

Cheers
Marty
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