The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Rig

Sea Terms

To rig a vessel is to send the shrouds and stays over the masthead and set them up, send up masts and cross the yards, etc. The word used in describing various kinds of vessels, as brig rig, schooner rig, ship rig, etc.

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