1. A broken spinnaker halyard put paid to Law's spirited last-minute effort, while Peters failed to consolidate his position.

2. A hundred masts were playing the halyard concerto at full volume.

3. The halyard typically rises from the head of the sail to a block at the head of the mast and back down to deck level, from where it is pulled up to raise the sail.

4. CMC does recommend using a Halyard Clamp for easy installation.

5. At almost the same time our genoa halyard jammed and we couldn't get the sail down.

6. Then he was on to the cabin top and releasing the main halyard.

7. Polly could hear far-off voices and laughter, and the soft tapping of metal halyards against masts.