Throat halyard

Halyards (and edges) on a gaff rigged sail

In sailing, the throat halyard^[1] (or throat for short) is a line that raises the end of a gaff nearer to the mast, as opposed to the peak halyard which raises the end further from the mast. Such rigging was normal in classic gaff-rigged schooners and in other ships with fore-and-aft rigging. It is absent in Bermuda rigged boats.

References

^ "The Gaff Rig Page". Retrieved 2008-10-05.

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Sails, spars and rigging

including limited use^*, outdated^†

Rigs
(jury rigging)

Textile	Bermuda B&R Cat Fore-and-aft Gaff Gunter Junk^* Ljungström Mast-aft Pinisi Square
Other	Rotorsail^* Turbosail^* Wingsail

Sails
(sailing rigs)

Three-sided	Asymmetrical spinnaker Crab claw^* Gennaker Genoa Jib Lateen Mainsail (Bermuda rig) Raffee Ringtail^* Screecher^* Spinnaker Staysail Trysail^*
Four-sided	Course Fisherman^† Foresail Junk sail^* Lug sail Mainsail (square rig) Moonraker^* Ringtail^* Royal Skysail^* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)^† Spritsail^* (Optimist) Studding^* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail^*
Components	Batten Bolt rope Cringle Emblems Draft Jackline Reefing points Roach Sailcloth Spreader patch Tell-tale

Spars

On bow	Bowsprit sprit topmast Dolphin striker Jackstaff Jibboom Pelican striker
On mast	Boom Boomkin Gaff Truck Crosstrees Spinnaker pole Spreader Sprit Yard

Rigging

Standing	Bobstay Lazy jack Running backstay Shroud ratlines Stay mouse^† Stays backstay forestay
Running	Boomkicker^* Boom vang Braces Buntlines Cunningham Clewlines Downhaul Guy Halyard peak throat Outhaul Preventer Sheet Tack Topping lift
Components	Baggywrinkle Belaying pin^* Block Cleat bitts Clevis pin Deadeye Earing Fairlead Footrope Gasket Parrel beads Ring bolt Roller furling Shackle Swivel gooseneck Trapeze Traveller Turnbuckle Winch

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