Operation of Each Type
In what follows, broadly speaking, the 'single halyard' sail is known as a "sliding gunter," while the 'double halyard' sail is a "folding gunter." The sliding gunter yard stays essentially vertical while being raised, while the folding gunter is 'hinged' up to the mast from the horizontal, much like a high-peaked gaff sail.
It should also be noted that while the term "yard" is normally employed to name a spar which crosses a mast, and "gaff" one which is fastened to the mast at its forward point -- as it is in the case of the gunter rig, and meaning that a gunter spar is properly called a 'gaff' -- nevertheless, with the gunter rig the spar will often be found to be referred to either as a gaff or a yard.
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