Hoist

Raise a sail or other equipment.

How to sign

Use Dominant R-hand: rope classifier, or the object classifier itself. The base or passive hand is Established sail/object and masthead target. Set the object at its starting location below masthead. Move vertically upward in one continuous path toward masthead. Hold the object at the raised endpoint. Establish the sail or object at its starting point. With an R-hand rope classifier or the object classifier, move vertically upward toward masthead and hold at the end.

Hoist in American Sign Language