Running rigging

When running rigging is called in shipping all rope, which is used to move the sail or associated with these spars, but in addition all the ropes and tackles, which are not struck at both ends, but are shorn by blocks and moved to.

The term derives from the now outdated term " good" for rope and the property that it is portable, so " running " her. From running the standing rigging is distinguished.

The running rigging is usually made of ropes, parts such as the tackles or precursors can also be made ​​of wire or chain. The amount of running rigging is closely connected with the rigging of a ship. The first sailed boats are likely to be got by with very little rope, as it was assumed in the expedition to the Kon-Tiki. Here, a case of setting the sail, and the pods are only available for controlling the same.

As part of the development of sailing ships, the number of sails and their controls increased more and more, so that more and more special ropes were necessary. So were bream for lateral turning, masthead antenna vertical alignment of the yards, Geitaue and Gordinge for hoisting and lowering the out of square sails on deck, vang helped to offer big staysail again, Refftaljen simplified shrinking the sail area and Bullentaljen prevented a sudden turning of trees.

With the emergence of the modern sailing were changing again the claims so that certain parts of the running rigging were oversized, but on the other hand also emerged increased demands on the speed of the yachts. Thus, new ropes were added in the interest of so-called sail trim, so the adjustment of feathering or of the sail shape on wind, course and sea conditions. These include, among others, the boom vang, which is to prevent an uncontrolled rise of the boom or particularly sophisticated fixtures, for sailing as Cunningham executor.