Port and starboard braces are seized to
each yardarm, go down and through dou-
ble blocks at the end of the bowsprit,
then back to the hull and belay to cleats
at the bow. The double blocks serve both
the topsail yard and spreader yard braces
(
Figure 9-13
).
The yard has a port and starboard clew-
line block for the topsail. With the sails
off, tie the clewline to the topsail sheets
up near the yard. The clewlines go
through the blocks on the topsail yard,
then down to belay to cleats on the
shrouds. The sheets feed through the
blocks at the spreader yardarm, then
through the quarter blocks and down,
and belay to the riding bitt rail
(
Figure 9-14
).
Rigging with the topsail:
If the sail is
added, then the clewlines and sheets are
actually attached to the sail. The sail is
laced to the yard, and some buntlines
would be fitted. Buntlines could belay to
any spare cleats on the shrouds or mast
(Figure 9-15).
Spreader yard:
Rig the footropes and the
topsail sheet blocks if you have not
already done so. The parrel, black line, for
this yard goes around the vertical horse
line in front of the mast (
Figure 9-16
).
FIG. 9-13 RIGGING THE TOPSAIL YARD BRACES
TOPSAIL YARD
BRACE
SAME BOTH SIDES
TOPSAIL YARD
BRACE
STANDING END OF SPREADER
YARD BRACE
DOUBLE BLOCKS
SEIZE
GLUE
SIMPLIFIED
EYESPLICES & LASHING
NOTE: BLOCKS ARE COMMON FOR
BOTH TOPSAIL & SPREADER YARD
BRACES. USE INNER SHEAVE HOLE IN
BLOCK FOR TOPSAIL YARD BRACES.
FIG. 9-14 RIGGING THE TOPSAIL YARD SHEETS
AND CLEWLINES WITHOUT SAIL
TOPSAIL YARD
SINGLE BLOCK
SHEET
SPREADER YARD
SINGLE BLOCK
SINGLE BLOCK
CLEWLINE
SAME BOTH SIDES
TIE CLEWLINE AND
SHEET TOGETHER
FIG. 9-15 RIGGING WITH A TOPSAIL
LIFTS CAN DROP
FAIRLEAD
LOCATE
YARD
IN UP
POSITION
SAME BOTH
SIDES
SHEET
CLEWLINE
AFT SIDE OF
SAIL
LACE SAIL TO YARD
POSSIBLE
BUNTLINE
ON FORWARD
SIDE OF SAIL
FIG. 9-16 RIGGING THE SPREADER YARD PARREL
EYESPLICES WITH
LASHING
GLUE
SIMPLIFIED
HORSE
SEIZE AND SERVE ALL AROUND
STOP CHOCK
BOWSPRIT
36
FIG.9-12 RIGGING THE TOPSAIL YARD LIFTS
SINGLE BLOCK
COLLAR
SAME BOTH SIDES
STOP CHOCK
GO DIRECTLY TO
BELAY POINT
YARD AT LOWERED
POSITION