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A while ago Falynn K. asked this question on Twitter:

"So on a tall sailing ship you have the mast, and you have the yards across it--is the yard/spar actually attached to the mast, by like i dunno, a pin or something, or is it strictly roped/lashed to it?"

This is a totally reasonable question! A lot of folks who haven't sailed square riggers might think that the yard stays put, but in fact it needs to move up and down the mast so the sails can be fully set. (Y'know how everyone's always talking about halyards? They literally haul the yard up. You're welcome.)

So to answer the question: yards are held loosely to the mast by a looped line strung with large wooden beads called a parrel. The beads roll up the mast as the yard is raised and lowered. Here's a drawover that hopefully clarifies a little:

Once you start explaining things about tall ship anatomy it's hard to stop, so there's a bit more context for how the sails work:

(These are pages from my comic A Week at Sea with OHP, which you can read online here or grab as a print minicomic here.)

Hope this is helpful!

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even a forehead kiss would have a maladjusted freak like me bricked the fuck up. to be honest

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If youre still doing brush tests can you draw a little snufkin? Love that little man

Oh man I should rewatch Moomin again. I miss those little guys

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dial 1-800-YOU-FUCKED-UP to receive your exclusive offer!

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A phenomena of fandom gone by that I miss: Silent Hill 2 AUs. Take a tormented character from your fandom of choice, drop them into The Town That Is A Torment Nexus, and watch 'em squirm. That used to be a really common thing I'd see prior to ...2009, I think? There was a LOT of it in Ace Attorney fandom but it definitely wasn't an isolated phenomenon.

I kind of want to revive that, but there is too much silence in my head to actually. like. write anything.

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I just needed to cleanse my soul a little bit..

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a tron for our troubles 😔

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Found this out while recording context for a project. Taliesin absolutely refuses to attack Gore, but will attack other followers, which caught me off guard - Unfortunately Auri was with me, now I feel bad. ;__;

Why does he do this? I have no idea, maybe he just likes Gore.

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Uranium Glass Saturn Lamp, New York World's Fair, 1939.

Posted by Helen Pitia

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the libertarian fantasy of safety regulations existing due to sadistic enjoyment of government officials oppressing the innocent small business is kind of hilarious the more you think about it. I hope there is actually a guy out there who just fucking LOVES recalling unsafe food in a sicko sort of way. i'd respect him.

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"mmh did you know that creator you like also posts 🔞 content? did you know that? don't you think that's weird? don't you think we should keep this space-"

no. i don't.

i booked a front row seat to the devil's sacrament and you're blocking the view

just go back to the 1660 new england hole you just crawled out of and eat barley for a week to atone for your sins or whatever

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waistcoats, c. 1840s-50s.

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Shoe studies by Julia Zhuravleva

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hero/villain showdown but one of them has a spontaneous medical emergency and the battle gets put on hold while their archnemesis drives them to Urgent Care

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thinking of them

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Hey fibre arts friends and bog friends, there's an interesting talk about BOG FASHION on April 5, live at the Ashmolean museum in Oxford and also on Zoom: