On a boat, a tripping line is small rope attached to the topgallant or royal yard, used to trip the yard and lower it to the deck. It's also a line used in releasing the anchor.[1]
Referencesedit
^Sleight, Steve (2011). The complete sailing manual (Revised ed.). London: DK Pub. ISBN9780756697600. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
This article related to water transport is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
tripping, line, boat, tripping, line, small, rope, attached, topgallant, royal, yard, used, trip, yard, lower, deck, also, line, used, releasing, anchor, references, edit, sleight, steve, 2011, complete, sailing, manual, revised, london, isbn, 9780756697600, r. On a boat a tripping line is small rope attached to the topgallant or royal yard used to trip the yard and lower it to the deck It s also a line used in releasing the anchor 1 References edit Sleight Steve 2011 The complete sailing manual Revised ed London DK Pub ISBN 9780756697600 Retrieved 23 June 2015 nbsp This article related to water transport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This water sports related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tripping line amp oldid 1060186008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
