Insailing, thepeakhalyard (orpeak for short) is a line that raises the end of agaff, which is further from the mast,[1][2] as opposed to thethroat halyard that raises the end, which is nearer to the mast. Such rigging was normal in classic gaff-riggedschooners and in other ships with fore-and-aft rigging. It is absent inBermuda rig boats.
The peak halyard is either bent to the gaff itself or to a wiregunter depending upon the mode of rigging.