"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