Rigg & Sail

Whether cutter, ketch, yawl or schooner, whether with a bermuda or gaff sail - regardless of the type of rigging, rig and sail are the components that catch the wind and get the sailing ship going. The standing rigging consists of fixed shrouds and stays made of wire rope, which are attached to mast fittings on one end and to chainplates on the hull on the other. The rigging is adequately stiffened by means of shroud tensioners or juffers connected with shackles. The running rigging brings the sails and spars, logs, gaff or spinnaker booms into the correct position. …

… It consists of halyards, tackles and ropes, which are shorn to strong tacks with the help of blocks. On classic yachts, the mainsail is often connected to the mast by tracks and sliders. On gaff rigged ships, parrel beads or mast hoops are used. When the sailcloth is set on the stay, as is the case with the foresails, jib hanks or piston hanks are traditionally used. Toplicht has everything that sailmakers and riggers need to set a good rig: They can find the classic materials and fittings made of wood, galvanized steel, bronze and stainless steel.