Rigging (disambiguation)

Rigging is the system of ropes, cables and chains, which support the mast(s) of a sailing vessel and which adjust the position of the vessel's sails and the spars to which they are attached.

Rigging may also refer to:

Nautical

• Standing rigging, the rigging that supports masts on sailing vessels.
• Running rigging, the rigging that is used to adjust the position of sails.
• Rowing apparatus in a boat, see Glossary of rowing terms

Other

• Rigging, ropes and ladders used in caving
• Rigging (material handling), any form of lifting gear, tackle, equipment for moving heavy loads over short distances, etc. and the procedures of lifting and moving heavy loads.
• Rigging (parachuting), the collective name for any tasks related to the assembly, inspection, maintenance and repair of parachuting equipment. The person trained for those tasks is called a rigger.
• Entertainment rigging, rigging used for lights, curtains, and other equipment in exposed-structure venues, including theatres, arenas, convention centers, ballrooms, warehouses, etc.
  • Theatrical rigging, as used in live-stage theatres and similar venues, more specifically
  • Aerial rigging, setting up apparatus for circus aerial acts, such as trapeze
• Match fixing
• Vote rigging, illegally interfering in the counting of votes in an election
• Rodeo bareback rigging, riding equipment
• Skeletal rigging, the preparation of a 3D graphics model (mesh) for animation, by programming points of articulation in the figure

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with rigging
• All pages with titles containing rigging
• Rig (disambiguation)
• Rigged, original title of Fight Night (film)
• Rigged, a 2007 book by Ben Mezrich