The Nautical Encyclopedia

Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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Downhaul

Sea Terms

A rope used for hauling down jibs, staysails and studding-sails.

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2026 Editor's Note: The downhaul survives on every sailing dinghy and windsurfer — same name, same job of hauling down along a spar or stay. See downhaul. (Ed: BR 2026-06-16)

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