page_title: Rigging
hierarchical_section_title: Rigging
caption_attribution_description: English: A Bermuda rigged sloop at Convict Bay, St. George's, Bermuda, circa 1879.
context_page_description: Rigging comprises the system of ropes, cables and chains, which support a sailing ship or sail boat's masts—standing rigging, including shrouds and stays—and which adjust the position of the vessel's sails and spars to which they are attached—the running rigging, including halyards, braces, sheets and vangs.
context_section_description: Rigging comprises the system of ropes, cables and chains, which support a sailing ship or sail boat's masts—standing rigging, including shrouds and stays—and which adjust the position of the vessel's sails and spars to which they are attached—the running rigging, including halyards, braces, sheets and vangs.
caption: Bermuda rigged sloop at Convict Bay, Bermuda, circa 1879
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