Ship Structure <> Sheets & Hallards <> Fife Rail <> Fife Rail Specs
Answer: they are mirror images of one another.

Once the main sail has been raised, the purpose of the lines on the fife rail is to help strike the sail, which means to lower the main sail back into the main mast of the ship.

Would you like to see where these lines connect to on the main sail of the ship? Click on the images below to find out.

← Bow (front)
Stern (back) →
← Stern (back)
Bow (front) →