Bermuda Rig

The term Bermuda rig refers to a configuration of mast and rigging for a type of sailboat and is also known as a Marconi rig; this is the typical configuration for most modern sailboats. This configuration was developed in Bermuda in the 17th century; the term Marconi was a much later reference to the inventor Guglielmo Marconi, whose wireless radio masts resembled Bermuda rigs. The Marconi Rig defines only the way a mast is supported. This was devised by Marconi for his radio masts. It is a series of triangular wires in pairs either side of the mast, these sets of wires overlap each other