Rigging — For other uses, see Rigging (disambiguation). The rigging of a square rigger in London. Rigging (from Anglo Saxon wrigan or wringing, to clothe ) is the apparatus through which the force of the wind is used to propel sailboats and sailing ships… … Wikipedia
Lateen — A lateen (from a la trina , meaning triangular) or latin rig is a triangular sail set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast, and running in a fore and aft direction. In western culture, the rig is originally reported found on sailing… … Wikipedia
lateen-rig — noun the rig on a lateen rigged sailing vessel • Hypernyms: ↑rig, ↑rigging • Part Holonyms: ↑dhow • Part Meronyms: ↑lateen, ↑lateen sail … Useful english dictionary
Running rigging — is the term for the rigging of a sailing vessel that is used for raising, lowering and controlling the sails as opposed to the standing rigging, which supports the mast and other spars.Traditionally the running rigging was easily recognized since … Wikipedia
Truck (rigging) — A truck is a nautical term for a wooden ball, disk, or bun shaped cap at the top of a mast, with holes in it through which flag halyards are passed.[1] Trucks are also used on wooden flagpoles, to prevent them from splitting. Without a masthead… … Wikipedia
Martingale (rigging) — Martingle and Dolphin striker on tall ship Stad Amsterdam A martingale is a fore and aft stay lying directly beneath the bowsprit strengthening it and, if extended from the sprit a jibboom, against upward force created by the head stays. The… … Wikipedia
dhow — /dow/, n. any of various types of sailing vessels used by Arabs on the east African, Arabian, and Indian coasts, generally lateen rigged on two or three masts. Also, dau, dow. [1795 1805; < Ar dawa] * * * One or two masted Arab sailing vessel,… … Universalium
Mast (sailing) — Sails on a small ship as seen from below The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall, vertical, or near vertical, spar, or arrangement of spars, which supports the sails. Large ships have several masts, with the size and configuration depending on the … Wikipedia
ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… … Universalium
Sail-plan — A sail plan is a set of drawings, usually prepared by a naval architect. It shows the various combinations of sail proposed for a sailing ship.The combinations shown in a sail plan almost always include three configurations:A light air sail plan … Wikipedia
Crab claw sail — Micronesian proa with crab claw sail The crab claw sail or, as it is sometimes known, Oceanic lateen or Oceanic sprit, is a triangular sail with spars along upper and lower edges. The crab claw sail is used in many traditional Pacific Ocean… … Wikipedia