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  2. Ketch - Wikipedia

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    A ketch is a two-masted sailboat whose mainmast is taller than the mizzen mast (or aft-mast), [1] and whose mizzen mast is stepped forward of the rudder post. The mizzen mast stepped forward of the rudder post is what distinguishes the ketch from a yawl, which has its mizzen mast stepped aft of its rudder post. In the 19th and 20th centuries ...

  3. Mast (sailing) - Wikipedia

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    If the mast has a long, thin cross-section and makes up a significant area of the airfoil, it is called a wing-mast; boats using these have a smaller sail area to compensate for the larger mast area. There are many manufacturers of modern masts for sailing yachts of all sizes, a few notable companies are Hall Spars, Offshore Spars, and Southern ...

  4. Brig - Wikipedia

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    A brig's foremast is smaller than the main mast. The fore mast holds a fore sail, fore top sail, fore top gallant sail, and fore royal. Between the fore mast and the bowsprit are the fore staysail, jib, and flying jib. All the yards are manipulated by a complicated arrangement of cordage named the "running rigging". This is opposed to the ...

  5. Brigantine - Wikipedia

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    In addition to the different sail configuration, the brigantine's mainmast is made from two parts and equal to that of a schooner, a quite long mast and a top mast. The mainmast of a brig is made from three parts and equal to that of a fully rigged ship - a mast, topmast, and topgallant mast.

  6. Schooner - Wikipedia

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    Lewis R. French, a gaff-rigged schooner Oosterschelde, a topsail schooner Orianda, a staysail schooner, with Bermuda mainsail. A schooner (/ ˈ s k uː n ər / SKOO-nər) [1] is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast.

  7. List of ship types - Wikipedia

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    A sailing vessel characterized by a single mast carried well forward (i.e., near the bow of the boat) Clipper A fast multiple-masted sailing ship, generally used by merchants because of their speed capabilities Coastal defense ship A vessel built for coastal defense Cog Plank built, one mast, square rigged, 12th to 14th century, superseded the ...

  8. Sailboat - Wikipedia

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    Catboat is a charming and distinctive sailboat featuring a single mast with a single large sail, known as a gaff-rigged sail, and a broad beam that ensures stability. This type of vessel, named after the "cat" tackle used in sailing, has a rich history dating back to the 19th century in the coastal regions of the United States, particularly New ...

  9. List of large sailing vessels - Wikipedia

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    9,000 sq ft (840 m 2) 200 tons: Sail with small auxiliary diesel Atyla: 1984: S: Handmade. Soria, Spain and Lekeitio, Spain: 102 ft (31 m) 26 ft (7.9 m) 2-mast schooner: Wood (Iroko) 500 m 2: 132 tons: Sail training STS Fryderyk Chopin: 1992 S Dora Shipyard, Gdynia, Poland 181 ft (55 m) 28 ft (8.5 m) 2-mast brig Steel 1,200 m 2: 306 400 Sail ...