Editing Rigging (section)

====Fore-and-aft rigged vessels====
{{Main| Fore-and-aft rig}}
Most fore-and-aft rigged vessels have the following types of standing rigging: 
a [[forestay]], a [[backstay]], and upper and lower [[Shroud (sailing)|shrouds]] (side stays).
Less common rigging configurations are diamond stays and jumpers. Both of these are used to keep a thin mast in column especially under the load of a large down wind sail or in strong wind.
Rigging parts include [[swageless terminal]]s, [[swage terminal]]s, shackle toggle terminals and fail-safe wire rigging insulators.<ref name = Skipper>
{{cite book
 | last = Westerhuis
 | first = Rene
 | title = Skipper's Mast and Rigging Guide
 | publisher = Bloomsbury
 | series = Adlard Coles Nautical
 | date = 2013
 | location = London
 | page = 5
 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=oRV8AAAAQBAJ&q=standing+rigging&pg=PA5
 | isbn = 9781472901491 }}</ref>