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onto the side of the mast where the sail is mounted, it deforms the sail over the mast. A standing lug can be used with or without a boom - the latter being the preference for working craft. The standing lug differs from the balance rig. On a standing lug the yard extends past the mast, but the of the sail does not.
*Balance lug (or balanced lug): The sail has both a yard and a boom, which both extend past the mast and remain on the same side of the mast on either tack. Junk rig, a fully battened sail

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