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

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Possible Crossword Clues
Lorne ____ ( Edmonton Journal)
Grass from Gdansk

Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles
Sep 16 2017 Newsday.com
Dec 21 2015 Canadiana

Possible Dictionary Clues
A device used in sailing, for two main configurations of rig:
A fore-and-aft sail whose spar is nearly vertical and acts as a mast extension.
A type of rig in which the topmast slides up and down the lower mast on rings.

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Gunter, TEXAS, UNITED STATES
Gunter, OREGON, UNITED STATES

Gunter description
In sailing, a gunter is used for two main configurations of rig:* The gunter is defined as a wire that leads from one point near the end of a gaff to a point near the other end. A block travels along this wire, and a halyard is attached to this block. This allows the gaff to be raised to the vertical by a single halyard, though another halyard is required at the gaff jaws to control height. * The gunter is created by hoops or parrel beads which secure the gaff loosely to the mast in a vertical position. A halyard is bent to the gaff jaws to control height.A sail raised by either of these means is called a gunter rigged sail. A vessel with a gunter rigged mainsail is called a gunter rig. * Gunter rig is normally used on small gaff rigged sailing vessels, such as sailing canoes (not the International Canoe) and dinghies where the gaff is carried very nearly vertical, forming an extension to the mast so that the sail is triangular, resembling a Bermuda rig. The effect is to have a topmast (t

Gunter description

In sailing, a gunter is used for two main configurations of rig:* The gunter is defined as a wire that leads from one point near the end of a gaff to a point near the other end. A block travels along this wire, and a halyard is attached to this block. This allows the gaff to be raised to the vertical by a single halyard, though another halyard is required at the gaff jaws to control height.
* The gunter is created by hoops or parrel beads which secure the gaff loosely to the mast in a vertical position. A halyard is bent to the gaff jaws to control height.A sail raised by either of these means is called a gunter rigged sail. A vessel with a gunter rigged mainsail is called a gunter rig.
* Gunter rig is normally used on small gaff rigged sailing vessels, such as sailing canoes (not the International Canoe) and dinghies where the gaff is carried very nearly vertical, forming an extension to the mast so that the sail is triangular, resembling a Bermuda rig. The effect is to have a topmast (t

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