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The halyard raises or lowers the sails. The term comes from "haul yards" as in hauling yards of sail.
"SWEATING the halyard" is pronounced as "sweating the HAL-yerd." The emphasis is typically placed on "HAL," and "halyard" is pronounced with two syllables. It refers to the process of tightening or adjusting the halyard, which is a rope used to raise and lower a sail on a boat.
a halyard, which is a rope or line used to hoist or lower the flag. The halyard is typically attached to the flag at one end and is used to control the position of the flag on the flagpole.
A halyard is a rope used for raising or lowering something. An example sentence would be: Pull the halyard to raise the flag.
A winch is the machine typically used to help raise a sail on a sailboat. It is a mechanical device that provides the necessary torque to wind the sail's halyard, allowing the sail to be hoisted efficiently. Some sailboats may also use electric or hydraulic winches for easier operation, especially on larger vessels.
No, a halyard is not the same as a pulley. A halyard is a rope or line used to raise and lower sails or flags on a vessel. In contrast, a pulley is a mechanical device that changes the direction of force, often used in conjunction with a halyard to make it easier to lift heavy objects. While they can work together, they serve different purposes in rigging and mechanical systems.
The "rope used to raise and lower sail" is no longer a rope when it has an assigned task aboard ship. It is more correctly referred to as a line, and its' assigned title is "halyard".It is also utilized to hold the sail in place when it is not raising or lowering the sail. The name derives from "haul yard", referring to the movement (hauling) of "yards of cloth".
A halyard is used for hauling up a sail, such as a jib or mainsail. To haul up the jib, you would use the jib halyard...for the main, main halyard.
The rope from the top of a mast is called a "halyard." Halyards are used to raise and lower sails or flags on a sailing vessel. They are typically attached to the sail or flag and run through pulleys at the masthead to facilitate easier handling.
The way you do it is when you attach the flag to the halyard, raise it all the way up and hesitate for a second before you bring it down to half-staff. If it is already up, simply bring it down to half-staff. You never attach the flag to the halyard and simply raise it to half-staff. It always goes to the top first.
Helen Halyard was born in 1951.
A halyard is related to boats, not plumbing.