Sails and Spars: Rigging of a Pirate Ship

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In this video I will explain the rigging, a term for the system of cordage and poles used to support the ship's sails. Knowing the different parts and directions of the rigging isn't so easy, and googling the terminology often ends up in confusion. In this video we'll go through all the vital part of the ship's rigging. You'll be able to navigate through the video via the timestamps below, most of whom represent the ship's sections. I'll also include a glossary in the description. Keep in mind that this is an instructional video. It's not meant to form an entertaining narrative or story. It's essentially a manual. Also keep in mind that this video doesn't concern the entire Age of Sail, it's about the 1600s and the Golden Age of Piracy. If I didn't include some type of sail or rigging piece, it's either because it's too complicated for a general overview, or because it wasn't used within the aforementioned timeframe.
Sources
The Rigging of Ships - R.C Anderson
The Sea Rover's Practice - Benerson Little
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Wikipedia lol the pages on rigging are pretty good but needs to be supplemented by period-related material
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#ships #history #pirates #rigging
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Glossary:
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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:56 Basic Terminology
1:20 Masts
3:34 Bowsprit
4:11 Yard
4:36 Boom
4:44 Running Rigging
5:27 Rigging Components
6:12 Flags
6:54 Sails
7:48 Square Sails
9:06 Square Sail Types
10:50 Fore-and-Aft Sails
11:57 Fore-and-Aft Sail Types
14:18 Sail Actions
15:58 Sail Plans
16:47 Full Rigged Ship
18:59 Sloop Rig
20:03 Brigantine Rig
20:57 Brig Rig
21:39 Open Boats
22:35 Conclusion

Пікірлер: 103

@williamcovarrubias1070 Жыл бұрын

I am rigging a wooden model ship The 'Rattlesnake'. I'm trying to read the plans...easier said than done. This video really helps, thanks a lot.

@thedictationofallah Жыл бұрын

HMS Rattlesnake was a real sloop of war of the royal navy actually.

@williamcovarrubias1070 Жыл бұрын

Maybe there was another Rattlesnake, but the box of the one I'm working on says it was built in Plymouth Mass 1779-80. It was captured by the British in1781 and re-named Cormorant.

@thedictationofallah Жыл бұрын

@@williamcovarrubias1070 Rattlesnake is in naval action and battle sails

@thedictationofallah Жыл бұрын

@@williamcovarrubias1070 Yes it is the one

@cleverusername9369 11 ай бұрын

@@williamcovarrubias1070yeah, that's the same ship.

@serenecatweather5694 Жыл бұрын

I can’t express in words how much I love your channel. My pirate fascination started a couple of months ago, after I read Treasure Island. After that, I just craved for more; more stories, more facts and generally anything pirated related! And you, my good sir, provide us with so much information, which is shared very clearly and with great visuals!!? It’s a miracle! I’ve binged many of your videos at this point and I’ve never had this much fun when it comes to learning new topics. :) Thank you for your time and effort put into each video and I cannot wait for more^^

@friendlyneighborhoodtheatrnerd Жыл бұрын

It's funny how addicting pirate obsessions are. I've had a pirate fascination for a few years now after watching pirates of the caribbean, but just a year ago, it became an obsession and now my whole room is decorated with a pirate/nautical theme and I've read more pirate books (mostly online) thank I can even remember

@serenecatweather5694 Жыл бұрын

@@friendlyneighborhoodtheatrnerd hahaha that is absolutely amazing! I have started reading so many pirate fanfics and I've become extremely obsessed with the ships and drawing them! I even held a presentation on the golden age of piracy in my history class XD

@JacopoSkydweller 6 ай бұрын

Aye, I started listening to The Pirate History Podcast on Spotify, thought I wouldn't listen much but I am now on episode 60, probably 40 odd hours in? It's fantastic. Just got me to replay Sid Meiers Pirates, and now wanting to learn more about the details of the ships, hence why I'm here.

@henrycutlass.8451 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! Helped me understand how 1700s ships were sailed better.

@mageillus Жыл бұрын

Just now it crossed my mind how much I don’t know about ships despite drawing them all my life! Awesome work!

@thedictationofallah Жыл бұрын

I really love re-drawing original paintings of naval battles (1780-1815 ones)

@daniellehirschausen8908 Жыл бұрын

Imagine being on one of these pirate ships , getting ready for war ! Smell of death ,blood smoke,screams,cry’s ,what a sight !

@JohnGreen_US Ай бұрын

Exactly the tall ship rigging info I've been seeking. Very thorough and informative at the right level of detail for me. Thank you.

@Mr.Buckshots 7 күн бұрын

I'm attempting to write a book about a sailor, love your explanation and it's so interesting

@polpot8102 10 ай бұрын

I come from a background in solely bermudean rig sailing and have recently developed a fascination with square rigs and tall ships in general! One of the best videos I've seen on the topic and there's clearly so much to learn, square rigs appear to be much more technical than modern rigs.

@ElThomsono 11 ай бұрын

In Moby Dick, Melville talks of wetting the sails, causing them to hang lower and catch more wind, as it was sometimes required to outrun attacking ships. Its a fantastic book and primarily an account of whaling and the everyday goings on of the sea.

@Blue-di6dv 2 ай бұрын

Omg I ordered the book, can't wait to read it!!

@akmaru 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I followed the basic Sloop rigging for my ship's sail plan in Sailwind

@basecamp84 3 ай бұрын

I remember while stationed at Naval air station north island we would go downtown in San Diego and the star if India was ported in there. I was absolutely impressed by the men that worked the sail rigging... that's a skill that takes time and alot of balls to do ...

@Guy_makes_thing 11 ай бұрын

Hahahaha, the "so pls shut up" made me spill coffee. Really nice piece of research here by the way, thanks! :)

@deancummings1379 10 ай бұрын

I read Nietzsche for fun and this amount of info per second hurts my brain far more, lmao!

@herodendo Жыл бұрын

I was waiting for this video, thank you!

@adamwilson9232 Жыл бұрын

It gets so complicated when all you want to do is learn about the golden age of sail or piracy or a sea song with the most confusing terminology by modern day standards. Thanks for the aid (btw if you do want to listen to sea songs I personally recommend Sean dagher, he explains the details of most songs before sung)

@patrickunderwood5662 4 ай бұрын

Always been a planes and space guy, but last year discovered the novels of Chris Durbin, Phillip K. Allan and Andrew Wareham and can’t stop reading the stuff (and they are only a tiny sample of a vast genre). Durbin’s books especially are overloaded with technical details. So finally I went looking for an “intro video” and here is the best I’ve found. But now I must worry about falling down the pirate rabbit hole… subbed, dammit.

@merafirewing6591 Жыл бұрын

This is very informative. And also very helpful.

@thesouthernsinger2763 Жыл бұрын

What a fascinating over-view of sails and the rigging. A subject I've always been interested in!

@JCOwens-zq6fd 4 ай бұрын

Love this video. Sailing & its history is something I love. I married a shipwrights daughter for a reason. Lol

@ronhowe1790 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, good job!

@jamstawildman Жыл бұрын

This is a great summary :)

@andrewharding5173 11 ай бұрын

Please for the love of god make the “we’re gonna talk about the yard” bit a short or tiktok or something. I work on a historic tall ship as a deck hand and I really need to be able to share it with them like so bad!!!

@michaelsmith8028 Жыл бұрын

OMW thank you so much for this! I was looking for more information on this for a long time, but couldn't find anything detailed.

@thereddye Жыл бұрын

If you want a complete guide, I recommend the book Seamanship in the Age of Sail by John Harland. Big beefy book, but explains everything you'd ever want to know about sailing a full rigger.

@captainscarlett1 11 ай бұрын

The lower square sail on the mizzen was called the cross-jack and it was rarely used. As with the main course it severely limited visibility from the quarterdeck and added little thrust despite it's size. Higher sails were more effective since the wind is faster the higher above the water surface because of surface drag.

@laserbeam002 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this. I will be refering back to it several times.

@FutureBoyWonder Жыл бұрын

"this video is already long enough" Given I'm not the one making the video it's easy to say, "No, this video isn't long enough!" Jokes aside i really enjoy your delivery and content you provide. I'm subscribed to your other channel as well though unfortunately it's the best i can provide, life leaves me with very little disposable income but i hope my aggressive viewership benefits you Maybe in the future they'll be able to scan my eyeballs and quantify my level on enjoyment?

@robmeyer7985 12 күн бұрын

Great presentation! I think at the end of the video you may have reversed the sail plan for Brig and Brigantine though. You're far more informed than I. So it may be the terminology was different at different times.

@Uncle_Roadkill 9 ай бұрын

Hear, matey Beavisse, this scrumpy sea-dog speaks of yard!

@thecrow3380 11 ай бұрын

I once captained a modern Brigantine, and found your descriptions to be excellently accurate. Only one thing was missing: the Martingale. But that's not crucial, anyway :) These replicas, in modern times, do funny things to their "crews", who for some reason, all start speaking like "pirates". Anyway: good video!

@Pocketfarmer1 Жыл бұрын

Minor point: mast partners are the strengthend deck around a mast. The wedges are driven between the partners and the mast to lock it in place.

@SnackPack913 Жыл бұрын

Whenever I see a large sailing ship in person (like the uss constitution) my head swims from all the lines strung about all with specific functions. How they kept all that straight without tangling or knotting is very impressive

@thedictationofallah Жыл бұрын

This video is a gem amongst coal, movie amongst trailers, god amongst men.

@adamburgess4618 Жыл бұрын

I’d pretty sure I saw images of ship models from some time across the 1700s in museums that depict both the jibs and a sprit-sail but no sprit top-sail. Didn’t think the rigging of that area alone had so much variety.

@williamguzman48 Жыл бұрын

What an amazing series you have my G. Thanks for all the hard work and scurvy!

@Small_Fry_shop Жыл бұрын

In Minecraft I'm creating a world of pirates and learning about the ship in detail really helped me create ships and make some new design. I'm thinking of taking up drawing ships too but that is a bit out of my skill set

@AlexanderWernerJr Жыл бұрын

Blistering barnacles! This be the channel ev'ry self respectin' ambitious pirate needs, aye. Thank' yee fer the helpful details an' the love put into it. Very much apprefu....apraice....aprecificated, me lad.

@mikearakelian6368 8 ай бұрын

Nice to have info on ship rigging,sails for those who sail; or make ship models...

@tenhovergonha8739 Жыл бұрын

Wooow thanks man!! This is the best channel ever!!!

@edmundriddle3847 Жыл бұрын

Excellent channel, another exceptional video 😎

@paulswarrow7210 Жыл бұрын

Dude, your content is just pure gold. Thank you for your job.

@CL-xd4be 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the video. It's most informative! I've been hunting for the details for the story I am working on.

@thedictationofallah Жыл бұрын

This is truly one of the greatest videos of all time. This will help too much in my novel.

@unknowntrooper_2791 Жыл бұрын

Very useful well made video. Nice use of period artwork as well to illustrate.🏴‍☠

@GoldandGunpowder Жыл бұрын

cheers

@vespelian Жыл бұрын

Very useful. Thanks.

@MinisMyWay Жыл бұрын

A very instructive video, thank you very much!

@LukeSkyDancer Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this information. I love your videos!!

@Bloomio95 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, very well explained

@Sakura-tz1yi Жыл бұрын

Wow thank you for this wonderful explanation, at first I though that the mast was one size, but in a picture I realized that the size decrease as it goes higher up 😅,

@ghrey8282 11 ай бұрын

Nicely done .

@mobtek Жыл бұрын

Thanks from.a guy stuck at work on Sunday morning ;)

@theashenhunter8361 Жыл бұрын

I tried looking into rigging not too long ago. non of it helped. this is amazingly put together.

@brendanramsey8311 Жыл бұрын

Sloop’s were also used heavily for whaling. The whalers on the Essex ended up stranded in the pacific on a sloop after a massive sperm whale managed to sink the larger ship.

@dol_guldur Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. The mizzen course is known as the CrossJack

@antoniusmikael8093 11 ай бұрын

Definitely would like to see how sail boat navigating with the wind. Like, are they just waiting for it?

@gildedoverture Жыл бұрын

thank you this is so helpful

@jamesgerard9330 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@rachdarastrix5251 Жыл бұрын

I am just going to let this play to use it as a timer so I know when it is ok to take a break from sweeping.

@mrsnidesmin Жыл бұрын

Great video! Currently rigging my first model and this is a very helpful overview. One thing I'm trying to figure out still is how all the yard's braces are typically arranged. I've seen things written here and there that seems to hint some yards were linked to move in sync rather than each be independently braced, though I could be getting this totally wrong. Any info or references for this super appreciated!

@BeKindToBirds Жыл бұрын

After realizing you illustrated this yourself I have to complement you on the lines of the ship you use around 9:30. I really love those xebec-type sterns and the make of her mast and bowsprit would make a beautiful ship if she were real.

@BobDenny 2 ай бұрын

EXCELLENT!!!

@furious_gaming14furious_ga91 Жыл бұрын

A brig with a lateen sail reminds me of a bilander. were these vessels used in the Caribbean? If so could a bilander be the source of the idea of brig like vessels with a lateen sail?

@manuelkong10 Жыл бұрын

we need an advanced rigging vid!

@GoldandGunpowder Жыл бұрын

@thedictationofallah Жыл бұрын

only for the over extreme nerdy nerd plus 100001. too complicated, as an over extreme nerdy nerd plus 100000 myself I can't handle an advanced rigging vid, it would make calculus look like 1+1

@nowgoawayanddosomethinggoo8978 Жыл бұрын

"I sentence you pirates to death by authority of Scotland Yard!" "pfffft!" "Oh grow up!"

@tachankasoupcannon 10 ай бұрын

I've heard the term trimming used to refer to turning the mast and sail to catch the wind as well. Is it different in this time period or for square rigged ships, or is this a generally acceptable term for that as well?

@darkrad7535 11 ай бұрын

"the video will not be entertaining, it's just a manual" also: 4:30

@jeffreyrobinson3555 Жыл бұрын

I wonder that the square sail rigged mizzenmast on that period drawing represents artistic license of a ‘land lubber. Often I see period art where an historic out of place thing is done. A German print from the American revolution shows two frontiersman both in fringes ‘riflemans shirts’ but armed with muskets instead of the American long rifle or fusils that such men used.

@watchman_6969 2 ай бұрын

Do you have a video for navigation or wind sailing techniques?

@ErinBudgets Жыл бұрын

Could you possibly do a video or short on sailmakers?

@jordandavid2752 4 ай бұрын

Can you make more videos about sail control?

@thereddye Жыл бұрын

Later when they became more common, the British called the mizzen course the "crossjack". It was used only rarely because it depowered the main sail. I also know the outset pieces of timber the chains are mounted to to be called channels. Do you know if this was a later term or have I gotten it completely wrong?

@GoldandGunpowder Жыл бұрын

channels were used yeah I have the name in the followup to this one

@PrivateRash Жыл бұрын

is the Gaff and Mizzen Sail different from a "Spanker"?

@Beginne_ship_modeler 6 ай бұрын

👍👍

@CouchPotato524 Жыл бұрын

What if a ship has 4 masts, then what is the fourth mast called?

@funnelvortex7722 Жыл бұрын

Even to this day in the sailing world you'll still find people who pronounce "mainsail" and "jibsail" as "mainsl" and "jibsl". How to pronounce rigging terminology actually is often a subject of heated debates between guys in the sailing scene.

@theolewell7535 Жыл бұрын

:) thank you. bow my head !

@lc1138 Ай бұрын

Ok. So. Contrary to castles vocabulary, brits didn't wait for the norman conquest to name ships parts. Therefore, as a french, this video helps me but doesn't really help me :( Apart from mizzen and latin, no frickin single word I know.

@drake3116 10 ай бұрын

Sorry but is describtion of brig and brigantine different in the era or was it a mistake? I always thought that brig is fully square rigged inclued main sail with gaff sail. And brigantine to be the one with main for-n-aft sail?? Please help me to understand. Im confused.

@GoldandGunpowder 10 ай бұрын

it was different in the 17th century

@drake3116 10 ай бұрын

@@GoldandGunpowder thank you very much!

@mikewalrus4763 Жыл бұрын

Not bad, you got most of it right. However you have got the Brig and Brigantine the wrong way around. Spanish ships (French too) did not use footropes - this often came as a surprise to British prize crews when they jumped down onto the footrope and fell, often to their deaths. No mention of parrels yet you manage to know about clewlines and buntlines! There be a few other lesser points but as I said overall you are learning and getting there - well done!

@GoldandGunpowder Жыл бұрын

You act as if this video is somesort of test for me to prove my skills. I said in the video, several times, that it's meant as an introduction to a complicated topic, and that I can't get into every single piece because it isn't an extensive guide. And no, I did NOT get the brig and brigantine "the wrong way around". brig: a two-mast vessel carrying square sails on the mainmast, and a gaff or lateen mizzen. Little, Benerson. The Sea Rover's Practice: Pirate Tactics and Techniques, 1630-1730 (p. 230). Potomac Books. Kindle Edition. brigantine: a long-hulled, fine-lined two-mast vessel carrying square sails Little, Benerson. The Sea Rover's Practice: Pirate Tactics and Techniques, 1630-1730 (p. 230). Potomac Books. Kindle Edition. This corresponds literally with the period illustrations I provided in the video. If this isn't how brigantines and brigs weren't rigged in later periods I DON'T CARE. I said in the video, that it covers, ships and rigging, in the 1600s.

@mikewalrus4763 Жыл бұрын

@@GoldandGunpowder Far from it to state that it was a test, it was but a cmmrny on the fact that you are getting there in comparison with your earlier videos on the same subject. As for the difference between a Brig and a Brigantine a brigwas (and is) a two masted vessel with square sails on both masts AND a few fore and aft sails - the Driver, foresails etc. Whilst a Brigantine was (is) a two masted vessel, square rigged on the main mast but with only a square topsail on the mizzen - it did not have a mizzen course. As for covering "ships and rigging" far from it but at least you have made a reasonable start as for who cares about anything - I only care about the truth and you sir are WRONG in this case.

@charlesclark9246 10 ай бұрын

Two Questions Did Pirates Smoke Pot, Marijuana ? Also Could You Do A Review On A Blankenship ? That's My Cousins Last Name, Thank You For Your Time Sir.