Home Contact Ship models Drawings Books Photo Previous page Next page Content  Wolfram zu Mondfeld " Historic Ship Models " Page 17       Masts and yards Names of masts and yards     Proportions of masts and topmasts     The Mast     Masthead Crosstrees and caps   Tops Topmasts Bowsprit, sprit topmast, jib boom Proportions of yards The yards Spare spars; Studding sail yards and booms Yard The Lateen yard and gaff Ropes and blocks Ropes Blocks Block strops Belaying pins Sails Sailmaking Bonnets and reefs Bending the sails to the yards Gaff sails Staysails, spritsails, furled sails Set of sails for a warship around 1750 Standing rigging Bowsprit gammoning The Bobstay Loading tackles Shrouds Backstays The Stays The Sprit topmast backstay The Jib boom rigging Running rigging Halyards and slings The Parral The Lifts Development of the lifts The Braces Sheets and tacks Clew lines Bowlines Gaff sails Staysails Studding sails Lateen sails    Proportions of yards   German 1470 Spanish 1480 Spanish 1570 English 1570 Spanish 1600 Italian 1600 Dutch 1600 French 1630 Dutch 1650 British 1650 French 1680 British 1710 French 1740 British warship 1800 British merchant 1810 French warship 1820 Length of spritsail yard 1,230 B 1,235 B 1,184 B 1,234 B 1,180 B 1,238 B 0,954 B 1,193 B 1,310 B 1,575 B 1,250 B 1,345 B 1,286 B 1,554 B 1,483 B diameter 0,032 L 0,022 L 0,025 L 0,030 L 0,024 L 0,025 L 0,023 L 0,020 L 0,023 L 0,021 L 0,021 L 0,018 L 0,015 L 0,015 L 0,022 L Length of sprit topsail yard 0,595 B 0,664 B 0,714 B 0,565 B 0,750 B 0,926 B 0,841 B diameter 0,022 L      0,017 L 0,025 L 0,021 L 0,020 L    0,018 L 0,015 L Length of fore yard 1,025 B 1,395 B 1,788 B    2,000 B 1,930 B   1,546 B 1,588 B  1,700 B 1,872 B      1,870 B      2,000B    2,000 B 1,84 B       1,707B 1,942B 1,816 B diameter 0,029 L   0,023 L 0,021 L    0,020 L 0,028 L    0,021 L    0,026 L    0,023 L 0,021 L 0,024 L 0,021 L 0,021 L 0,022 L 0,021 L 0,020 L 0,022 L Length of studding sail boom 1,030 B 1,100 B 1,100 B 1,100 B 0,920 B 0,854 B 0,971 B 0,908 B diameter 0,023 L 0,023 L 0,021 L 0,021 L 0,018 L 0,018 L 0,018 L 0,018 L Length of studding sail yard 0,358 B 0,655 B 0,700 B 0,700 B 0,553 B 0,512 B 0,583 B 0,545 B Length of fore topsail yard 0,780 B    1,060 B 1,016 B 1,000 B    0,800 B    1,137 B 1,024 B 1,000 B 1,500 B 1,166 B 1,345 B 1,232 B 1,294 B 1,496 B diameter 0,019 L    0,024 L 0,030 L    0,024 L    0,025 L    0,022 L 0,020 L 0,024 L 0,021 L 0,021 L 0,018 L 0,018 L 0,018 L 0,020 L Length of studding sail yard   0,525 B 0,408 B 0,403 B 0,396 B 0,388 B 0,449 B  Length of fore topgallant yard   0,318 B  0,500 B 0,540 B 0,560 B 0,400 B    0,694 B    0,536 B    0,523 B 0,750 B 0,666 B 0,857 B 0,848 B 0,906 B 0,918 B diameter 0,020 L  0,020 L 0,028 L 0,021 L 0,025 L 0,022 L 0,018 L 0,023 L 0,021 L 0,020 L 0,018 L 0,018 L 0,017 L 0,018 L Length of studding sail yard 0,257 B 0,254 B 0,272 B 0,275 B Length of fore royal yard 0,600 B 0,680 B diameter 0,017 L 0,015 L Length of main yard 1,736 B 2,360 B 2,015 B 2,490 B 2,490 B 2,062 B 1,938 B 2,137 B 2,088 B 2,262 B 2,100 B 2,125 B 2,020 B 1,963 B         1,942 B    2,040B diameter   0,033 L 0,027 L    0,022 L  0,020 L 0,028 L 0,021 L 0,026 L 0,023 L 0,021 L 0,024 L 0,021 L 0,021 L 0,022 L 0,021 L 0,020 L 0,022 L Length of studding sail boom 1,148 B 1,244 B 1,155 B 1,169 B 1,010 B 0,981 B 0,971 B 1,020 B diameter 0,023 L 0,023 L 0,021 L 0,021 L 0,018 L 0,018 L 0,018 L 0,018 L Length of studding sail yard 0,428 B 0,792 B 0,735 B 0,744 B 0,606 B 0,590 B 0,583 B 0,612 B Length of main topsail yard 0,935 B  0,894 B 1,245 B 1,273 B 1,298 B 0,975 B 1,374 B 1,224 B 1,250 B 1,575 B 1,250 B 1,458 B 1,390 B 1,294 B 1,632 B diameter 0,027 L 0,019 L  0,024 L 0,030 L 0,024 L 0,025 L 0,022 L 0,020 L 0,024 L 0,021 L 0,021 L 0,018 L 0,018 L 0,018 L 0,020 L Length of studding sail yard 0,551 B 0,438 B 0,437 B 0,417 B 0,388 B 0,489 B Length of main topgallant yard   0,326 B 0,633 B 0,688 B 0,714 B 0,487 B    0,800 B    0,632 B    0,645 B 0,787 B 0,750 B 0,926 B 0,963 B 0,971 B 1,040 B diameter 0,020 L  0,020 L 0,028 L 0,021 L    0,025 L    0,022 L    0,018 L   0,023 L 0,021 L 0,020 L 0,018 L 0,018 L 0,018 L 0,018 L Length of studding sail yard 0,278 B 0,289 B 0,290 B 0,312 B Length of main royal yard 0,647 B 0,735 B diameter 0,017 L 0,015 L Length of crossjack yard 0,855B 1,056 B   1,286 B 1,130 B  1,666 B 1,345 B     1,268 B     1,424 B 1,619 B  diameter   0,020 L  0,015 L