Throat halyard
Insailing,thethroathalyard[1](orthroatfor short) is a line that raises the end of agaffnearer to the mast, as opposed to thepeak halyardwhich raises the end further from the mast. Such rigging was normal in classic gaff-riggedschoonersand in other ships with fore-and-aft rigging. It is absent inBermuda riggedboats.
References
[edit]- ^"The Gaff Rig Page".Retrieved2008-10-05.
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