Editing Standing rigging (section)

==Historical development==

Early sailing vessels used rope of hemp or other fibers,<ref>
{{cite book
 | last = Hedderwick
 | first = Peter
 | title = A treatise on marine architecture: containing the theory and practice of shipbuilding, with rules for the proportions of masts, rigging, weight of anchors, &c
 | publisher = For the Author
 | date = 1830
 | location = Edinburgh
 | pages = 401
 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=DQBQAAAAYAAJ&q=standing+rigging&pg=PA366 }}</ref> which gave way to wire ropes of various types. Galvanized steel was common for the first half of the 20th century, continuing as an inexpensive option to its 1960s successor material—stainless steel cables and rods. In the late 20th Century, racing yachts adopted composite fiber lines for standing rigging, with the goal of reducing weight and [[windage]] aloft.<ref name = Skipper/>