Rigging
The rigging of our ships
The rigging is the way in which a sailing vessel is equipped with masts and sails. The differrent types of ships are defined by their rigging.
The following sail-plans show the rigging of our ships.
Barque
Mizen mast |
Main mast |
Foremast |
| 1. spanker 2. gafftopsail 3. mizen staysail 4. mizen topmast staysail |
5. main sail 6. lower main topsail 7. upper main topsail 8. main topgallant sail 9. main topmaststaysail 10. main middle staysail 11. main topgallant staysail |
12. foresail 13. lower fore topsail 14. upper fore topsail 15. fore topgallant sail 16. fore topmast staysail 17. jib 18. flying jib |
Barkentine
Mizen mast |
Main mast |
Foremast |
| 1. mizen 2. mizen gaff topsail |
3. main sail 4. main gaff topsail 5. main staysail 6. middle staysail 7. main topgallant staysail |
8. foresail 9. lower topsail 10. upper topsail 11. topgallant sail 12. fore topmast staysail 13. inner jib 14. jib 15. flying jib |
Topsail schooner
Mizen mast |
Main mast |
Foremast |
| 1. mizen 2. mizen gaff topsail |
3. main sail 4. main gaff topsail |
5. foresail |
Clipper
Mizen mast |
Main mast |
Foremast |
| 1. mizen |
2. main sail |
3. foresail |
For further information, see Wikipedia.
