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for small craft. The helmsman can reduce weather helm significantly, simply by sheeting out the mainsail. Sheeting out may appear to create an inefficient belly in the sail, but it is often a pragmatic alternative to having a heavy helm. A swing keel lifted halfway is the perfect treatment for
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tension. Small craft attach the peak halyard to the gaff with a wire span with eyes at both ends looped around the gaff and held in place with small wooden chocks, larger craft have more than one span. Peak halyards pull upwards, approaching the gaff at right
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has regularly hosted a
Gaffers Day for any classic sailing boat that can "hoist a spar". Up to 90 vessels from around Australia take part in sailing on Sydney Harbour in a practical demonstration of the skills and technology used in the nautical past.
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boats are similar, smaller vessels on which a spar (commonly, but incorrectly called the gaff) is raised until it is nearly vertical, parallel to the mast and close adjacent to it. Topsails are never carried on gunter rigs.
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sail, which, in addition to being simpler than the gaff rig, usually allows vessels to sail closer to the direction from which the wind is blowing (i.e. "closer to the wind").
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weather helm on a gaffer. The usual adjustments to mast rake, or even bowsprit length may be made to a gaffer with persistent heavy weather (or lee) helm.
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hoists the throat of the sail (the end closer to the mast) at the forward end of the gaff and bears the main weight of the sail and the tension of the
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The gaff enables a fore-and-aft sail to be four sided, rather than triangular. A gaff rig typically carries 25 percent more sail than an equivalent
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may be fitted. It is a line attached to the end of the gaff which prevents the gaff from sagging downwind. Gaff vangs are difficult to rig on the
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Gaff sail - ①Mast ②Gaff ③Peak ④Throat ⑤Boom ⑥Clew ⑦Tack ⑧Saddle ⑨Parrel ⑩Sall ⑪Bridle ⑫Peak
Halyard ⑬Throat Halyard
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ratio, it is difficult to set enough sail area in the
Bermudan rig without a mast of excessive height and a
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Illustrated Dictionary of Boating Terms: 2,000 Essential Terms for Sailors & Powerboaters
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The Gaff Rig
Handbook: History, Design, Techniques, Developments
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with this configuration. In light winds, or when racing, a
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For a given sail area a gaff rig has a shorter mast than a
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rig (configuration of sails, mast and stays) in which the
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hangs from a spar along its edge, this rig supports the
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756:(2nd ed.). WoodenBoat Books. p. 32.
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611:Traditional Galway hooker, Ireland, June 2010
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30:and the largest gaff rigged cutter ever built
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739:. London: Adlard Coles Nautical. p. 12.
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197:lifts the aft end of the gaff and bears the
38:A gaff rigged sail and its surrounding spars
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623:Original iconic Canadian schooner Bluenose
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283:Sailing characteristics (small craft)
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119:Gaff rig remains the most popular
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454:A near-vertical gaff allows this
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567:Traditional Dutch sailing barge
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2948:Bristol Channel pilot cutter
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478:Johannes Christiaan Schotel
374:Sydney Amateur Sailing Club
162:The gaff is hoisted by two
26:, a competitor in the 1903
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867:Rousmaniere, John (1998).
696:Rigs and Rigging of Yachts
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69:and, usually, its entire
16:Sailing rig configuration
3040:Sailing rigs and rigging
2642:Iron-hulled sailing ship
581:VOC-Chamber of Rotterdam
319:Reaching with gaff sails
2451:Square-rigged caravel (
442:, off Helsinki, Finland
340:Running with gaff sails
1100:Mainsail (Bermuda rig)
1070:Asymmetrical spinnaker
750:Leather, John (2001).
735:Cunliffe, Tom (1992).
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307:. Because of its low
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3045:Nautical terminology
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737:Hand, Reef and Steer
583:, by Jacob van Strij
131:mainsails and other
99:(or, less commonly,
65:, controlled at its
3019:Nautical operations
2953:Floating restaurant
2841:Ljungström sailboat
2421:Full-rigged pinnace
801:Philips-Birt (1954)
676:on December 3, 2008
670:"The Gaff Rig Page"
438:Gaff rigged ketch,
423:Gaff rigged Cutter
63:fore-and-aft rigged
2136:and other vessels
2130:Naval and merchant
397:J. & E. Riggin
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803:, pp. 47–48.
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2520:Ship of the line
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2755:Herring buss
2679:West Country
2601:Sloop-of-war
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2386:Crommesteven
1879:sailing rigs
1853:Mast aft rig
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1801:Sailing rigs
1761:vessels and
1665:Parrel beads
1613:Belaying pin
1608:Baggywrinkle
1592:Topping lift
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289:Bermudan rig
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2941:Other types
2730:Barca-longa
2632:Down Easter
2269:Bomb vessel
2221:K'un-lun po
2199:Quadriremes
2184:Penteconter
2071:Quadrimaran
1892:Barquentine
1808:Bermuda rig
1777:Age of Sail
1063:Three-sided
720:17 February
554:Errol Flynn
552:, owned by
460:Bermuda rig
368:Gaffers Day
275:and/or the
157:Bermuda rig
139:sails on a
129:barquentine
115:Description
101:gaff rigged
97:gaff-rigged
90:Bermuda rig
3034:Categories
2927:Treenailed
2907:Lashed lug
2902:Inflatable
2881:Windsurfer
2866:Sportsboat
2815:Well smack
2684:Windjammer
2611:Trincadour
2581:Padewakang
2431:Man-of-war
2370:Trabaccolo
2309:Malangbang
2111:Vaka katea
2061:Pentamaran
1902:Brigantine
1863:Square rig
1858:Pinisi rig
1838:Lateen rig
1828:Gunter rig
1792:Navigation
1707:Turnbuckle
1635:Clevis pin
1601:Components
1535:Cunningham
1515:Boomkicker
1480:Stay mouse
1402:Crosstrees
1246:Components
1226:Topgallant
1221:Tanja sail
1139:Four-sided
996:Ljungström
680:2008-10-05
656:References
635:Gunter rig
105:gaffrigged
2922:Tall ship
2750:Gableboat
2664:Leti leti
2654:Janggolan
2586:Post ship
2457:de armada
2446:Speronara
2174:Fire ship
2106:Va'a-tele
2031:Kora kora
1996:Catamaran
1962:Multihull
1868:Tanja rig
1813:Crab claw
1770:Overviews
1757:Types of
1702:Traveller
1690:gooseneck
1670:Ring bolt
1577:Preventer
1540:Clewlines
1530:Buntlines
1520:Boom vang
1458:Lazy jack
1353:Jackstaff
1304:Tell-tale
1294:Sailcloth
1259:Bolt rope
1236:Watersail
1206:Spritsail
1176:Moonraker
1161:Junk sail
1151:Fisherman
1120:Spinnaker
1115:Screecher
1075:Crab claw
1032:Turbosail
1027:Rotorsail
645:Spritsail
495:, racing
474:Gaffelaar
362:watersail
301:stability
249:spritsail
220:gaff vang
83:backstays
2876:Wharrams
2795:Sixareen
2790:Nordland
2785:Patorani
2571:Gundalow
2556:Gallivat
2541:Chialoup
2536:Bilander
2485:Corvette
2401:Galleass
2360:Lancaran
2319:Tongkang
2304:Longship
2254:Balinger
2154:Balangay
2101:Ungalawa
2096:Trimaran
2091:Tongiaki
2086:Tipairua
1937:Schooner
1833:Junk rig
1823:Gaff rig
1655:Footrope
1650:Fairlead
1545:Downhaul
1495:forestay
1490:backstay
1473:ratlines
1445:Standing
1412:Spreader
1336:Bowsprit
1279:Jackline
1216:Studding
1210:Optimist
1181:Ringtail
1166:Lug sail
1156:Foresail
1125:Staysail
1110:Ringtail
1080:Gennaker
1037:Wingsail
1001:Mast-aft
650:Lug sail
629:See also
517:schooner
406:staysail
333:sailplan
325:reaching
313:stalling
164:halyards
125:schooner
51:Gaff rig
24:Reliance
3012:Related
2810:Tartane
2760:Jangada
2740:Felucca
2735:Falkuša
2693:20th c.
2647:Warship
2637:Golekan
2620:19th c.
2546:Clipper
2529:18th c.
2515:Polacca
2495:Frigate
2473:17th c.
2441:Patache
2436:Manchua
2411:Flyboat
2396:Galleon
2379:16th c.
2350:Caravel
2340:Carrack
2333:15th c.
2299:Kondura
2264:Birlinn
2194:Trireme
2146:Ancient
2081:Tepukei
2036:Lakatoi
2026:Karakoa
2006:Guilalo
1991:Camakau
1976:Amatasi
1964:vessels
1932:Mistico
1907:Catboat
1848:Lug rig
1759:sailing
1697:Trapeze
1680:Shackle
1640:Deadeye
1572:Outhaul
1555:Halyard
1507:Running
1453:Bobstay
1436:Rigging
1387:Boomkin
1358:Jibboom
1269:Emblems
1264:Cringle
1231:Topsail
1196:Spanker
1191:Skysail
1130:Trysail
966:B&R
961:Bermuda
954:Textile
927:rigging
599:in 1907
493:Carmita
381:Gallery
358:Wylo II
350:running
348:. When
323:Whilst
303:of the
293:ballast
231:topsail
202:angles.
137:spanker
55:sailing
3003:Wherry
2978:Pausik
2836:Dinghy
2780:Mayang
2775:Masula
2770:Lugger
2765:Jukung
2669:Palari
2591:74-gun
2576:Lanong
2500:Galeas
2426:Lorcha
2391:Galiot
2355:Ghurab
2314:Shitik
2259:Benawa
2209:Dromon
2189:Bireme
2179:Galley
2041:Lanong
2011:Jukung
1981:Baurua
1912:Cutter
1887:Barque
1685:Swivel
1660:Gasket
1645:Earing
1565:throat
1525:Braces
1468:Shroud
1254:Batten
1146:Course
1105:Raffee
1095:Lateen
1050:Sails
1011:Square
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2284:Jong
2279:Hulk
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2066:Proa
2051:Pahi
2016:Kaep
2001:Drua
1952:Yawl
1947:Snow
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925:and
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758:ISBN
722:2013
549:Zaca
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277:clew
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