Two Years Before the Mast

Name: Two Years Before the Mast
Author: Dana, Richard Henry

Dana, Richard Henry

Dana, Richard Henry, 1815-1882; Sailors; Seafaring life; Voyages and travels

|
                         |B2
                |        |        |C2
                |A2   6--+--      |
             3--+--      |     9--+--
                |       ||        |
               ||       |        ||
               |     5--+--      |
           2---+---     |B1      |C1
  E --__       |A1     ||    8---+---
        --__  ||       |         |
            --|   4----+----    ||
         1----+----    |   7----+----          G __--
              |        |        |            __-- /
              |A       |B       |C     F __-- \  /
   D          |        |        |    __--     H\/
  ------______|________|________|________---------
        \_______________________________/

   A. Mizzenmast.
  A1. Mizzentopmast.
  A2. Mizzentopgallant and royalmast.
   B. Mainmast.
  B1. Maintopmast.
  B2. Maintopgallant and royalmast.
   C. Foremast.
  C1. Foretopmast.
  C2. Foretopgallant and royalmast.
   D. Spanker boom.
   E. Spanker gaff.
   F. Bowsprit.
   G. Jib boom and flying jib boom.
   H. Martingale boom.

  1. Crossjack yard.
  2. Mizzentopsail yard.
  3. Mizzentopgallant yard.
  4. Main yard.
  5. Maintopsail yard.
  6. Maintopgallant yard.
  7. Fore yard.
  8. Foretopsail yard.
  9. Foretopgallant yard.

[Editor: Many more numbered lifts, stays, and braces were left out of
these simplified diagrams.  They are intended to be viewed using a
fixed-width font.]

Each mast section is joined to the lower one in two places:

              | |
              | |
           ___|_|_
           \_____/  Mast cap.
            | | |
            | | |
            | | |
           _|_|_|_
           \_____/  Trestletree.
            | |
            | |


Each mast also sports net-like rigging from the lowest trestletree to
the deck. These are called "shrouds".





TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST


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Two Years Before the Mast

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