Sail halyards tied neatly on historic tall ship.

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Halyard ropes tied off on an old tall sailing ship. The halyard is the nautical term for ropes used to haul sails up the mast or change the position of the sails by moving the sail rigging, such as the spars (yards and gaffs). These spars run perpendicularly or diagonally across the masts and are usually movable. They act as the primary points of suspension of the sails and are moved to better set the sails relative to the prevailing wind.

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Size: 2832px × 4256px
Location: Irish Sea, Ireland
Photo credit: © PAUL MARSHALL / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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