Flying Cloud in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and from Mast, Yard, Boom & Gaﬀ Arrangement W.A

Line arrangement from The Boucher Truck 1916 model of the Flying Cloud in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and from Mast, yard, boom & gaﬀ arrangement W.A. White ’s sheet titled “Transverse from The Boucher 1916 model of the Mast Pole Rigging Plan Showing Masts and Spars, Flying Cloud in the Boston Museum of Standing Rigging and Yard Halyards” in Fine Arts and the sail plan by McKay his 1933 plans for the Flying Cloud. with the addition of a main Spenser as mentioned by McLean. Skysail Mast Line sizes from David Steel’s 1800 The Art of Rigging 2nd edition, Peter Force’s The sizes of the masts, yards, booms & 1826 “Tables”, George Biddlecombe’s gaﬀs from the McLean article on the 1848 “The Art of Rigging” and Ben Flying Cloud, and the sizes of the Lankford’s sheet titled “Rigging stun’sl booms & yards from various Skysail Yard Sections/Sails” from his 1979 plans for contemporary sources. the Flying Fish from Model Shipways. Royal Mast

Royal Yard Royal Stun’sl Yard

Topgallant Mast Royal Stun’sl Boom No Stun’sls on Mizzen Mast Topgallant Yard Topgallant Stun’sl Yard

Upper Top

skysail yard: 24’ x 7”, end 1.5’ royal yard: 37’ x 10.5”, end 2’ Topgallant Stun’sl Boom topgallant yard: 50’ x 10.5”, end 3’ topsail yard: 64’ x 17”, end 5’ Topsail Yard Top Mast lower yard: 82’ x 23”, end 4.5’ Topmast Stun’sl yard

skysail yard: 20’ x 6”, end 1’ royal yard: 25’ x 7”, end 1.5’ skysail yard: 22’ x 6.5”, end 1.5’ topgallant yard: 33’ x 10”, end 2.5’ royal yard: 32’ x 7”, end 2’ topsail yard: 45’ x 11.5”, end 4.5’ topgallant yard: 44.5’ x 10”, end 3’ Cross Jack yard: 56’ x 16”, end 4’ topsail yard: 55’ x 15”, end 5’ Lower Top lower yard: 70’ x 20”, end 4.5’

Spanker Gaff Main Spenser Gaff Spanker Gaff: 40’

stun’sl booms - 1/2 length of yard

Main Spenser Gaﬀ: 24’ Topmast Stun’sl Boom

Lower Yard Lower Stun’sl yard Cross Jack Yard stun’sl yards - length based on sail mast pole: 5.5’ mast pole: 5’ mast pole: 4’ skysail mast: 14.5’ x 9.5” skysail mast: 13’ x 8.5” skysail mast: 10’ x 7” royal mast: 19’ x 11” royal mast: 17’ x 10” royal mast: 14’ x 8” topgallant mast: 28’ x 12” topgallant mast: 25’ x 11” topgallant mast: 22’ x 9” top mast: 51’ x 18”, upper top: 9.5’ top mast: 46’ x 17”, upper top: 9’ top mast: 40’ x 12.5”, upper top: 8’ lower mast: 88’ x 36”, lower top: 14’ lower mast: 82’ x 35”, lower top: 13’ lower mast: 78’ x 26”, lower top: 12’ Lower Mast Flying Jib Boom Lower Stun’sl boom length to match outboard length of topmast stun’sl boom Spanker Boom ﬂying jib boom: 13’ Lower Stun’sl boom (not on main mast) Jib Boom Spanker Boom: 55’ Mizen Mast Fore Mast jib boom: 16’ x 16.5” Main Mast FLYING CLOUD Martingale Bowsprit

bowsprit: 20’ x 28.5”

FLYING CLOUD - Scale 1/8” = 1’ MASTS, YARDS, BOOMS & GAFFS 10” at 1:96