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Sailing rig configuration
Gaff rig is a sailing rig (configuration of sails, mast and stays) in which the sail is four-cornered, fore-and-aft rigged, controlled at its peak and
Gaff_rig
Configuration of mast and rigging for a type of sailboat
sloop-rigged vessels, Bermuda rig is used in a range of configurations, for instance, a cutter or a schooner (where it may be used in conjunction with gaff
Bermuda_rig
Sail boat with a single mast and a fore-and-aft rig
It is a type of fore-and-aft rig. The mainsail may be of any type, most often Bermuda rig, but also others, such as gaff or gunter. In naval terminology
Sloop
Sailing vessel
fore-and-aft rig on all of two or more masts and the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast. The most common variants are gaff-rigged and staysail
Schooner
Sail set above another sail
and the top of the mast or topmast. A gaff-rigged vessel might have a gaff topsail above any or all of its gaff sails. A yard topsail is similar, but
Topsail
Arrangement of a ship's masts, sails, and ropes
the other. Fore-and-aft rig variants include: Bermuda rig (also known as a Marconi rig) features a three-sided mainsail. Gaff rig features a four-sided
Rig_(sailing)
Type of sail
lug rig differs from the gaff rig, also fore-and-aft, whose sail is instead attached at the luff to the mast and is suspended from a spar (gaff), which
Lug_sail
Fore and aft sailing rig with nearly vertical upper spar
with a "gaff" (as in gaff rig). The overall shape of a gunter sail is roughly triangular, so having a superficial resemblance to Bermuda rig. A gunter
Gunter_rig
Sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts
later a gaff sail called a spanker or driver. The key distinction between a ship and a barque (in modern usage) is that a ship carries a square-rigged mizzen
Full-rigged_ship
Two-masted sailing vessel
sailing vessel with a fully square-rigged foremast and at least two sails on the main mast: a square topsail and a gaff sail mainsail (behind the mast).
Brigantine
Type of sailboat
beamy and (usually) shallow draft hull. Typically they are gaff rigged, though Bermuda rig is also used. Most are fitted with a centreboard, although
Catboat
Type of sail
of the sail is bound to the mast, but unlike the gaff rig where the head is bound to a spar, this rig supports the leech of the sail by means of a diagonal
Spritsail
Drawing showing the arrangement of sails
following sail plans are at various scales. Gaff and square-rigged sailing craft "Sailing carriage", 1785 Full-rigged clipper ship, Comet, 1851 Barque, Fusi
Sail_plan
Line putting lateral force the peak of the gaff
A gaff vang is a line on a gaff rig sailboat used to exert lateral force on the gaff and thus control the shape of the sail. Rarely used now they are commonly
Gaff_vang
Type of sailing rig
being, for a time, universally used in the full-rigged ships of the time – though later supplanted by gaff rig in this role. The lateen was developed in the
Lateen
Type of boat
of sail could be set on these beamy hulls. The rig became standardised as having one mast, a gaff-rigged mainsail, square sails and several headsails –
Cutter_(boat)
Topics referred to by the same term
Fishing gaff, a pole used in fishing Gaff rig, a fore-and-aft sailing arrangement in which the sail is held up by a spar called a gaff Hakapik, or gaff, used
Gaff
Sailing rig consisting mainly of sails
square-rigged vessel. Fore-and-aft rigged sails include staysails, Bermuda rigged sails, gaff rigged sails, gunter rig, lateen sails, lug sails, tanja sails
Fore-and-aft_rig
Type of sailboat rigging
Y-shaped spar similar to the rig's gaff. A ketch rigged in this fashion is called wishbone ketch. Examples of wishbone-rigged boats include the Zawisza Czarny
Wishbone_rig
Type of boat on The Broads in Norfolk, England
main types were developed over its life, all featuring the distinctive gaff rig with a single, high-peaked sail and the mast stepped well forward. Wherries
Norfolk_wherry
17th-century sailing vessel
fore-and-aft rigged single-masted sailing vessel developed on the islands of Bermuda in the 17th century. Such vessels originally had gaff rigs with quadrilateral
Bermuda_sloop
Boat propelled partly or entirely by sails
mainsail; however, the traditional catboat could carry multiple sails from the gaff rig. The history of the catboat dates back to the nineteenth century, where
Sailboat
Flat-bottomed shoal-draught sailing barge
examples continue to be built. A typical traditional Dutch barge would have gaff rig, a bluff bow and stern, a pair of leeboards and a large rudder. The leeboards
Dutch_barge
Type of rigging of Indonesian sailing vessels
two masts, arranged like a gaff-ketch with what is called 'standing gaffs' — i.e., unlike most Western ships using such a rig, the two main sails are not
Pinisi
Features that define a (ship) sail's shape and function
and secure the remaining unreefed sail to the spar (square rig) or boom (gaff rig). Gaff-rigged sails require an extra set of lines to secure the part of
Sail_components
Traditional Croatian sailing vessel
building. Braceras could have been seen with the lateen sails, the lug or the gaff rig, the jib sails, and in spite of the opinion popular in Dalmatia in the
Bracera
Sailboat with a two-masted rig
mizzen mast is smaller and set further back. There are versions of the ketch rig that only have a mainsail and a mizzen, in which case they are referred to
Ketch
Type of sailing vessel
mainmast, and any additional masts are rigged square, and only the aftmost mast (mizzen in three-masted barques) is rigged fore and aft. Sometimes, the mizzen
Barque
Gaff-rigged sailboat
Friendship sloop, also known as a Muscongus Bay sloop or lobster sloop, is a gaff-rigged working boat design that originated in Friendship, Maine around 1880
Friendship_Sloop
Sail rigged to the main mast of a sailing vessel
in its place). Historical fore-and-aft rigs used a four-sided gaff rigged mainsail, sometimes setting a gaff topsail above it. Whereas once the mainsail
Mainsail
Generic type of sail and rigging arrangement
Square rig is a generic type of sail and rigging arrangement in which a sailing vessel uses square sails which are carried on horizontal spars that, when
Square_rig
Type of sail
On a square rigged ship, the spanker is a gaff-rigged fore-and-aft sail set from, and aft of, the aftmost mast. Spankers are also called driver, jigger
Spanker_(sail)
A line that raises the end of a gaff nearer to the mast
a gaff nearer to the mast, as opposed to the peak halyard which raises the end further from the mast. Such rigging was normal in classic gaff-rigged schooners
Throat_halyard
Type of boat
given above. An example of this is the Whitstable yawl, a decked gaff-cutter-rigged fishing smack that dredged for oysters. The etymology of "yawl" is
Yawl
Type of sail rig used in East Asia
sail has essentially the same sides and corner names as the traditional gaff rigged four-corner sail. Knowing the names of the sides and corners help understand
Junk_rig
Type of warship
British fleets. Bermuda sloops were found with gaff rig, mixtures of gaff and square rig, or a Bermuda rig. They were built with up to three masts. The
Sloop-of-war
classic gaff-rigged schooners and in other ships with fore-and-aft rigging. It is absent in Bermuda rig boats. The peak halyard is either bent to the gaff itself
Peak_halyard
Element of sailing rigging
movement. An example of this is at the jaws of a gaff on a gaff rigged or gunter rigged craft. This allows the gaff to slide up and down the mast as sail is hoisted
Parrel_beads
British gaff cutter yacht
Tally Ho is a gaff-rigged cutter yacht designed by the artist and yacht designer Albert Strange. The 15-metre (48 ft) yacht was built at Shoreham-by-Sea
Tally_Ho_(yacht)
Type of ship in use in the 16th and 17th centuries
The full-rigged pinnace was the larger of two types of vessel called a pinnace in use from the sixteenth century. The word pinnace, and similar words in
Full-rigged_pinnace
Sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts
main). The main mast of a brig is the after one. The mainmast carries a (gaff rigged) fore-and-aft sail. Brig sails are named after the masts to which they
Brig
Gaff-rigged cutter
His Majesty's Yacht Britannia was a gaff-rigged cutter built in 1893 for RYS Commodore Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. She served both himself and his
HMY_Britannia_(1893)
Activity of trying to catch fish
Brixham trawler that evolved there was of a sleek build and had a tall gaff rig, which gave the vessel sufficient speed to make long-distance trips out
Fishing
Fabric or other surface supported by a mast to allow wind propulsion
top end of a gaff or other spar. The throat is the upper forward corner of the sail, at the bottom end of a gaff or other spar. Gaff-rigged sails, and certain
Sail
Sailing ship type
unwieldy. The smaller smacks retained the Gaff rig. The larger smacks were lengthened and re-rigged and new ketch-rigged smacks were built, but boats varied
Smack_(ship)
Historic Royal Naval term for a warship
and rigs Overviews Age of Sail Maritime history Age of Discovery Sailing rigs Bermuda rig Crab claw Fore-and-aft rig Gaff rig Gunter rig Junk rig Lateen
Man-of-war
Type of wooden deep-sea fishing trawler
disguised by high bulwarks. Brixham trawlers carried a tall gaff rig, often ketch rigged though also simply a large sloop, that was powerful enough to
Brixham_trawler
Small sail for high winds
A trysail is a small triangular or gaff rigged sail hoisted in place of a larger mainsail when winds are very high. The trysail provides enough thrust
Trysail
Triangular sail with spars along upper and lower edges used by traditional Austronesians
Wharram's voyage on Lapita Jangada Junk rig Outrigger canoe Proa Tanja sail Tepukei Gaff rig Gunter rig Lateen rig, modern crabclaw-like variants Compare
Austronesian_sail_types
Ropes, cables and chains which support masts of sailing ships
(sometimes haulyards), are used to raise sails and control luff tension. On gaff-rigged vessels, topping lifts hold the yards across the top of the sail aloft
Rigging
Single masted sailing rig without headsails
catboats, a traditional style of wide-beamed, shallow-draft boat, typically gaff-rigged with a centreboard. Formerly common on the East Coast of the United States
Cat_rigged
throat. gaff topsail A fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff-rigged sail, with the clew sheeted to the end of the gaff. gaff vang A line rigged to the end
Glossary of nautical terms (A–L)
Glossary_of_nautical_terms_(A–L)
Sailing rig
masts, with a square rigged foremast and fore-and-aft rigged main, mizzen and any other masts. While a full-rigged ship is square-rigged on all three masts
Barquentine
Large, traditionally rigged sailing vessel
as for a race or festival. Traditional rigging may include square rigs and gaff rigs, usually with separate topmasts and topsails. It is generally more
Tall_ship
Gaff-rigged schooner built in 1930
The Puritan is a 126-foot (38 m) gaff-rigged schooner designed by naval architect John Alden and built in 1930. Originally owned by Edward W. Brown in
Puritan_(schooner)
Unbeaten racing schooner
Bluenose was a fishing and racing gaff rig schooner built in 1921 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. A celebrated racing ship and fishing vessel, Bluenose
Bluenose
Type of commercial sailing boat
topsail and foresail alone. A gaff rig was more suitable for heavy weather and long sea passages, but when a gaff rigged boomie takes in the mainsail,
Thames_sailing_barge
American investor
Louisa (September 21, 2021). "Phra Luang Takes Schooner Prize in Pat West Gaff Rig Race". The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News. Retrieved March 18
Robert_Soros
Type of sailing ship
fishing craft of Galicia, Portugal, and Atlantic Andalusia. It could be rigged either entirely with lateen sails or with a combination of lateen and square
Caravel
Hydrofoil boat
and rigs Overviews Age of Sail Maritime history Age of Discovery Sailing rigs Bermuda rig Crab claw Fore-and-aft rig Gaff rig Gunter rig Junk rig Lateen
Vestas_Sailrocket
Commercial vessel designed to operate fishing trawls
Brixham trawler that evolved there was of a sleek build and had a tall gaff rig, which gave the vessel sufficient speed to make long-distance trips out
Fishing_trawler
Small sloog-rigged coasting ship
A hoy is a small gaff-rigged coasting ship or a heavy barge used for freight, usually with a burthen of about 60 tons (bm). The word derives from the
Hoy_(boat)
The following are notable schooner-rigged vessels. A. W. Greely, originally named Donald II Ada K. Damon Albatross USS Alligator (1820) Alvin Clark America
List_of_schooners
Sailboat class
hand-laid, solid glassfibre, with wood trim and wooden spars. It has a gaff rig sloop with a wooden bowsprit, a plumb stem, an angled transom, a transom-hung
Cornish_Shrimper_19
Type of ship used in the 17th–19th centuries
accommodate the large lateen yard) and a gaff or lateen on the mizzen mast. The mainmast was square-rigged after the European style. Special polaccas
Polacca
Topics referred to by the same term
of adhesive tape Gaffer, a person who blows glass Gaffer (sailor), of a gaff rig boat All pages with titles containing Gaffer This disambiguation page lists
Gaffer
Sailboat manufacturer
The company specializes in the design and manufacture of glassfibre gaff-rigged sailboats and powerboats. It was founded by boat designer Roger Dongray
Cornish_Crabbers
outfitting her with a larger rig. The new rig consisted of taller masts, a self-tacking forestaysail, but maintained the gaff rig. During this time, Cunningham
Brilliant_(schooner)
Sloop
The Wianno Senior is a 25-foot (7.6 m) gaff rigged sloop, designed as a class racer in 1913-14 and still raced on Nantucket Sound by four Cape Cod yacht
Wianno_Senior
Type of sailing vessel
from the 1880s stopped using it over time. The majority of these were gaff-riged ketches, although they continued to be called pearling luggers until the
Lugger
Term for a makeshift repair
Look up jury-rig in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In maritime transport and sailing, jury rigging or jury-rigging involves making temporary makeshift
Jury_rigging
Pinnace built in 1607-08 by colonists at the Popham Colony
Virginia would likely have been rigged with a square-rigged main-mast, a much smaller second mast that was gaff rigged, and a small square sail under the
Virginia_(pinnace)
to prevent unhooking accidents. mulie A barge rigged with a spritsail main, and a large gaff rigged mizzen afore the steering wheel. It is sheeted to
Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z)
Glossary_of_nautical_terms_(M–Z)
The Old Gaffers Association (OGA – The Association for Gaff Rig Sailing) is a not-for-profit unincorporated association. Formed in the United Kingdom in
Old_Gaffers_Association
Yacht owned by Erskine Childers
Asgard is a 51-foot (16 m) gaff-rigged yacht. She was owned by the English-born writer and Irish nationalist Erskine Childers and his wife Molly Childers
Asgard_(yacht)
Sailing rig type
referred to as a 'cutter' rig), so one of the jibs can be taken in. Fractional rig Gaff rig Dedekam, Ivar (2000). Sail and Rig Tuning. John Wiley & Sons
Masthead_rig
Type of sail rigging
jacks are most commonly associated with Bermuda rigged sails, although they can be used with gaff rigged sails and with club-footed jibs. Blocks and rings
Lazy_jack
1926 schooner
Adventure is a gaff rigged knockabout schooner. She was built in Essex, Massachusetts, USA, and launched in 1926 to work the Grand Banks fishing grounds
Adventure_(1926_schooner)
Type of boat
along the Nile and in the Sudanese protected areas of the Red Sea), its rig can consist of two lateen sails as well as just one. They are usually able
Felucca
Any ship engaged in the Old China Trade
and rigs Overviews Age of Sail Maritime history Age of Discovery Sailing rigs Bermuda rig Crab claw Fore-and-aft rig Gaff rig Gunter rig Junk rig Lateen
Chinaman_(ship)
A watersail is a sail hung below the boom. It is used mostly on gaff rig boats for extra downwind performance when racing. Often a watersail will be improvised
Watersail
Sailing vessels of Austronesian peoples
and the tanja sails themselves were slowly replaced with western rigs like gaff rigs. One of the ships in Borobudur depicting a double-outrigger vessel
Austronesian_vessels
Type of seagoing fishing vessel
fishing, leaving only the mizzen mast upright. It was square rigged on the main mast, with a gaff rig on the mizzen. It had a long bowsprit with jibboom and
Herring_buss
allowance. Novel rigging technology now permitted the Bermuda rig to replace the gaff rig. Nicholson was chosen to design challenger Shamrock V, and despite
History_of_the_America's_Cup
Piece of standing rigging on a sailing vessel
or a very large mainsail, especially combined with narrow hull beam. Gaff rigged boats invariably have running backstays with no permanent backstay. In
Backstay
Rope used to hoist a sail
hal) the yard when setting the sail. A gaff rigged sail has two; a throat halyard to lift the end of the gaff nearer the mast, and a peak halyard to lift
Halyard
Recreational boat or ship
bridge-deck configurations. Gaff rigs have been uncommon in the construction of cruising boats, since the mid 20th century. More common rigs are Bermuda, fractional
Yacht
French racing yacht series
Carrigaloe in Cork Harbour, Ireland for Cork yachtsman W. J. C. Cummins. The gaff-rigged cutter was quickly noted as a successful racer in Irish, British and
Pen_Duick
2016 2-mast (ketch rig) aluminium flybridge, originally Sybaris Atlantic 69.24 m (227 ft) Van der Graaf William Gardner 2010 3-mast gaff replica of the steel
List_of_large_sailing_yachts
1913 schooner
Adventuress is a 133-foot (41 m) gaff-rigged schooner launched in 1913 in East Boothbay, Maine. She has since been restored, and is listed as a National
Adventuress_(schooner)
Arabian dhow
and rigs Overviews Age of Sail Maritime history Age of Discovery Sailing rigs Bermuda rig Crab claw Fore-and-aft rig Gaff rig Gunter rig Junk rig Lateen
Baghlah
Sailing rig
snow dates back to the late 17th century and originally had a loose-footed gaff sail; the boom was introduced somewhere in the 18th century. It was a popular
Snow_(ship)
Dutch type of sailing vessel
fluyt was square rigged with two or three masts. When rigged with three masts, the fore and main (front two) masts were square rigged, with the mizzen
Fluyt
Multihull boat
rigging like tanja or crab claw sails. Instead they used a standard Bermuda rig. Trimarans were also typically wider. In addition, trimaran floats were much
Trimaran
Polynesian sailing watercraft
and rigs Overviews Age of Sail Maritime history Age of Discovery Sailing rigs Bermuda rig Crab claw Fore-and-aft rig Gaff rig Gunter rig Junk rig Lateen
Kalia_(watercraft)
Gaff rigged schooner launched in 1973
The Harvey Gamage is a 131' gaff rigged schooner launched in 1973 from the Harvey F. Gamage Shipyard in South Bristol, Maine. She was designed by McCurdy
Harvey_Gamage
Commercial sailing ship with multiple masts and rig configurations
A windjammer is a commercial sailing ship with multiple masts, however rigged. The informal term "windjammer" arose during the transition from the Age
Windjammer
Sailing rig type
disappearance of the gaff rig. One possibility for its increased prevalence during this era is that, relative to a masthead rig, it allows the designer
Fractional_rig
Cornish fishing vessel
lug-rigged. The new boats built after the Gale with government intervention and support were to a new design, carvel planked and with the "modern" gaff rig
Polperro_Gaffer
Large wind-powered water vessel
Fore-and-aft sails directly attached to the mast at the luff include gaff-rigged quadrilateral and Bermuda triangular sails. To a spar – Sails attached
Sailing_ship
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