peak halyard

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In sailing, the peak halyard (or peak for short) is a line that raises the end of a gaff, which is further from the mast,{{cite web |url=http://www.marisafe.com/resources/boatdictionary.asp?mode=browse&term=P&did=4710 |title=peak halyard |access-date=2008-10-05 |publisher=MariSafe |archive-date=2006-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061107084316/http://www.marisafe.com/resources/boatdictionary.asp?mode=browse&term=P&did=4710 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.frankhagan.com/weekender/gaffhaly.htm |title=The Gaff Rig Page |access-date=2008-10-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203151438/http://www.frankhagan.com/weekender/gaffhaly.htm |archive-date=December 3, 2008 }} as opposed to the throat halyard that raises the end, which is nearer to the mast. Such rigging was normal in classic gaff-rigged schooners and in other ships with fore-and-aft rigging. It is absent in Bermuda rig boats.

The peak halyard is either bent to the gaff itself or to a wire gunter depending upon the mode of rigging.

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