Running rigging is the rigging of a sailing vessel that is used for raising, lowering, shaping and controlling the sails on a sailing vessel—as opposed to the standing rigging, which supports the mast and bowsprit. Running rigging varies between vessels that are rigged fore and aft and those that are square-rigged.
Running rigging on a sailing yacht:
- Main sheet
- Jib sheet
- Boom vang
- Downhaul
- Jib halyard
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