Rigging

Rigging (Anglo-Saxon wrigan or wrihan, to clothe) denotes a ship's apparatus of spars (including both masts and yards), sails and cordage, by which the force of the wind is used to move the hull against the resistance, and with the support, of the water.

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:See also sail-plan, sailing ship, and shipbuilding

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The word is often used to mean simply "cordage," but this is a too-limited, and even an irrational, use of the term. A ship is not rigged until she is provided with all the spars, sails and cordage required to move and control the hull.

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Rigging also includes a ship's davits, the straight or curved pieces of wood or metal that hold boats carried along the bulwarks. All are fastened directly or indirectly to the hull, and all are required to complete her ?clothing.?

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Rigging related Images and Photos (experimental)

Five Sailors in the Rigging of a Sailing Ship Reefing a Sail

Sailors in the Rigging Alarmed by the Appearance of St. Elmo's Fire at the Tip of a Spar

Silhouettes of Workers Using Rope Rigging to Clean and Paint the Side of a Ship