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A fore-and-aft rig is a sailing
Sailing

Sailing is the art of controlling a boat with large pieces of canvas cloth called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and dagger or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to change the direction and speed of a boat....
 rig
Rigging

Rigging is, on sailboats and sailing ships, the collection of apparatus through which the force of the wind is transferred to the ship in order to propel it forward....
 consisting mainly of sails that are set along the line of the keel
Keel

In boats and ships, keel can refer to either of two parts: a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element. These parts overlap. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in construction of a ship, the construction is dated from this event, with only the ship's Ship_naming_and_launching considered more significant in its creati...
 rather than perpendicular to it. Such sail
Sail

A sail is any type of surface intended to generate thrust by being placed in a wind—in essence a vertically-oriented wing. Sails are used in sailing....
s are described as fore-and-aft rigged.

Fore-and-aft rigged sails include Staysail
Staysail

A staysail is a fore-and-aft rigged sail whose Parts of a sail can be affixed to a stays running forward from a mast to the deck , the bowsprit or to another mast....
s, Bermuda rig
Bermuda rig

The term Bermuda rig refers to a configuration of Mast and rigging for a type of sailboat and is also known as a Marconi rig; this is the typical configuration for most modern sailboats....
ged sails, Gaff rig
Gaff rig

Gaff rig is a sailing rig in which the sail is four-cornered, fore-and-aft rigged, controlled at its Parts of a sail#Non-triangular fore and aft sails and, usually, its entire Parts of a sail#Non-triangular fore and aft sails by a spar called the gaff....
ged sails, Gaff sails, Gunter
Gunter

In sailing, a gunter is used for two main configurations rig:#The gunter is defined as a wire that leads from one point near the end of a Gaff rig to a point near the other end....
 rig, Lateen
Lateen

A lateen or latin-rig is a triangular sail set on a long Yard mounted at an angle on the mast , and running in a fore-and-aft direction....
 sails, Lugsails
Lugger

A lugger is a type of small sailing vessel setting lugsails on two or more mast and perhaps lug topsails....
 and the spanker sail
Spanker (sail)

A spanker is either of two kinds of sail.On a square rigged ship, the spanker is a gaff rigged fore-and-aft rig sail set from and aft of the aftmost Mast ....
 on a square rig
Square rig

Square rig is a generic type of Sail-plan in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular, or , to the keel of the vessel and to the masts....
.

Fore-and-aft rigs include:

Barque
Barque

A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing vessel....
s and barquentine
Barquentine

Description A barquentine is a sailing ship with three or more mast ; with a square rigged foremast and fore-and-aft rigged main, mizzen and any other masts....
s are partially square rigged and partially fore-and-aft rigged.

Uniform
"Fore and Aft Rig" is a nickname for a kind of Royal Navy
Royal Navy

The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
 uniform
Uniform

File:Porfirio Diaz paint.jpgA uniform is a set of standard clothing worn by members of an organization while participating in that organization's activity....
 with a conventional jacket, shirt and tie and peaked cap
Peaked cap

A peaked cap, forage cap or combination cap is a form of headgear worn by the armed forces of many nations and also by many uniformed civilian organizations such as Law enforcement agency....
 rather than jumper, bell bottom trousers and round hat (known as square rig
Square rig

Square rig is a generic type of Sail-plan in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular, or , to the keel of the vessel and to the masts....
).






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A fore-and-aft rig is a sailing
Sailing

Sailing is the art of controlling a boat with large pieces of canvas cloth called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and dagger or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to change the direction and speed of a boat....
 rig
Rigging

Rigging is, on sailboats and sailing ships, the collection of apparatus through which the force of the wind is transferred to the ship in order to propel it forward....
 consisting mainly of sails that are set along the line of the keel
Keel

In boats and ships, keel can refer to either of two parts: a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element. These parts overlap. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in construction of a ship, the construction is dated from this event, with only the ship's Ship_naming_and_launching considered more significant in its creati...
 rather than perpendicular to it. Such sail
Sail

A sail is any type of surface intended to generate thrust by being placed in a wind—in essence a vertically-oriented wing. Sails are used in sailing....
s are described as fore-and-aft rigged.

Fore-and-aft rigged sails include Staysail
Staysail

A staysail is a fore-and-aft rigged sail whose Parts of a sail can be affixed to a stays running forward from a mast to the deck , the bowsprit or to another mast....
s, Bermuda rig
Bermuda rig

The term Bermuda rig refers to a configuration of Mast and rigging for a type of sailboat and is also known as a Marconi rig; this is the typical configuration for most modern sailboats....
ged sails, Gaff rig
Gaff rig

Gaff rig is a sailing rig in which the sail is four-cornered, fore-and-aft rigged, controlled at its Parts of a sail#Non-triangular fore and aft sails and, usually, its entire Parts of a sail#Non-triangular fore and aft sails by a spar called the gaff....
ged sails, Gaff sails, Gunter
Gunter

In sailing, a gunter is used for two main configurations rig:#The gunter is defined as a wire that leads from one point near the end of a Gaff rig to a point near the other end....
 rig, Lateen
Lateen

A lateen or latin-rig is a triangular sail set on a long Yard mounted at an angle on the mast , and running in a fore-and-aft direction....
 sails, Lugsails
Lugger

A lugger is a type of small sailing vessel setting lugsails on two or more mast and perhaps lug topsails....
 and the spanker sail
Spanker (sail)

A spanker is either of two kinds of sail.On a square rigged ship, the spanker is a gaff rigged fore-and-aft rig sail set from and aft of the aftmost Mast ....
 on a square rig
Square rig

Square rig is a generic type of Sail-plan in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular, or , to the keel of the vessel and to the masts....
.

Fore-and-aft rigs include:
  • Rigs with one mast
    Mast (sailing)

    The mast of a sailing ship is a tall, vertical, or near vertical, spar, or arrangement of spars, which supports the sails. Large ships have several masts, with the size and configuration depending on the style of ship....
    : the catboat
    Catboat

    A catboat , or a cat-rigged sailboat, is a sailing vessel characterized by a single mast carried well forward .Although any boat with a single sail and a mast carried well forward is 'technically' a catboat, the traditional catboat has a wide beam approximately half the length of the boat, a centerboard, and a single Gaff rig-rigged...
    , the sloop
    Sloop

    A sloop is a sailboat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter . A sloop's fore-triangle is smaller than a cutter's, and a sloop usually bends only one headsail, though this distinction is not definitive....
    , the cutter
  • Rigs with two masts: the ketch
    Ketch

    A ketch is a sailing craft with two Mast : a main mast, and a shorter mizzen mast abaft of the main mast, but forward of the rudder. Both masts are rigged mainly Fore-and-aft rig....
    , the yawl
    Yawl

    A yawl is a two-masted sailing craft similar to a sloop or Cutter but with an additional Mizzenmast well aft of the main mast, often right on the transom....
  • Rigs with two or more masts: the schooner
    Schooner

    A schooner is a type of sailing ship characterized by the use of fore-and-aft rig sails on two or more mast s. Schooners were first used by the Netherlands in the 16th or 17th century, and further developed in North America from the early 18th century onwards....


Barque
Barque

A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing vessel....
s and barquentine
Barquentine

Description A barquentine is a sailing ship with three or more mast ; with a square rigged foremast and fore-and-aft rigged main, mizzen and any other masts....
s are partially square rigged and partially fore-and-aft rigged.

Similar Phrases in Other Languages


"Fore and Aft" is distinctly English maritime phraseology, but the Dutch (or Afrikaans) equivalent is 'voor en achter', with a similar meaning.

Uniform


"Fore and Aft Rig" is a nickname for a kind of Royal Navy
Royal Navy

The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
 uniform
Uniform

File:Porfirio Diaz paint.jpgA uniform is a set of standard clothing worn by members of an organization while participating in that organization's activity....
 with a conventional jacket, shirt and tie and peaked cap
Peaked cap

A peaked cap, forage cap or combination cap is a form of headgear worn by the armed forces of many nations and also by many uniformed civilian organizations such as Law enforcement agency....
 rather than jumper, bell bottom trousers and round hat (known as square rig
Square rig

Square rig is a generic type of Sail-plan in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular, or , to the keel of the vessel and to the masts....
). Fore and Aft Rig is worn by all officer
Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a member of an Armed forces who holds a position of authority.Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereignty power and, as such, hold a Letters patent charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position....
s, warrant officer
Warrant Officer

A Warrant Officer is a member of a military organisation holding one of a specific group of military rank.The rank was first used in the English Royal Navy and is today used in many other countries, essentially the Commonwealth and USA....
s, chief petty officer
Chief Petty Officer

Chief Petty Officer is a Non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many navy....
s and petty officer
Petty Officer

A Petty Officer is a Non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many navy....
s. It was once also worn by junior ratings who did not belong to seaman or engine room branches (e.g. artificer apprentices, medical personnel, administrative personnel, cook
Cook

Cook is a family name.There are several figures named Cook:*A. J. Cook , actress*A. J. Cook , Welsh trade unionist*Alastair Cook , English cricket player...
s, stewards
Chief Steward

A Chief Steward is the senior unlicensed crew member working in the Steward's Department of a ship. Since there is no purser on most ships in the United States Merchant Marine, the steward is the senior person in the department, from whence its name....
 etc), although they too have now worn square rig for many years.

See also

  • Fore-and-aft
  • Square rig
    Square rig

    Square rig is a generic type of Sail-plan in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular, or , to the keel of the vessel and to the masts....