Anti-noise device for the masts of sailing vessels and the like and methods for preventing noise

摘要

An anti-noise device is provided for a sailing vessel which is useful when the sails are lowered and the halyards which normally support the sails in raised positions are free to slap against the related mast due to the effect of wind. The anti-noise device is in the form of a corrugated ring encircling the mast and having longitudinal grooves therein to accommodate the halyards which are thereby triangulated and placed under tension. The ring is supported on the mast by having inturned ends engaging a track on the mast or by having associated therewith a collar which is buckled onto the mast and has supports which hold the ring thereupon.