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A <b>capstan</b> is a large, horizontal [[wikipedia:windlass|windlass]], used on ships to raise and lower sails and anchors. As sailors marched around the capstan, they would sing these shanties to maintain a steady pace.
A <b>capstan</b> is a large, horizontal [[wikipedia:windlass|windlass]], used on ships to raise and lower sails and anchors. As sailors marched around the capstan, they would sing these shanties to maintain a steady pace.
*[[Media:Drunkensailor.pdf|The Drunken Sailor]]
*[[Media:Drunkensailor.pdf|The Drunken Sailor]]
*[[Media:spanishladies.pdf|Spanish Ladies]]


== Halyard Shanties ==
== Halyard Shanties ==