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2. Ketch - Wikipedia

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   The ketch's main mast is usually stepped further forward than the position found on a sloop. [3] The sail plan of a ketch is similar to that of a yawl, on which the mizzen mast is smaller and set further back. There are versions of the ketch rig that only have a mainsail and a mizzen, in which case they are referred to as cat ketch. More ...

3. List of large sailing vessels - Wikipedia

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   Star Flyer, a 112 m (367 ft) sail cruise ship launched in 1991, in the Pacific. This is a list of large sailing vessels, past and present, including sailing mega yachts, tall ships, sailing cruise ships, and large sailing military ships. It is sorted by overall length.

4. Motorsailer - Wikipedia

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   A 56-foot (17 m) motorsailer A ketch-rigged motorsailer A canoe-sterned motorsailer. A motorsailer is a type of motor-powered sailing vessel, typically a yacht, that can derive power from its sails or engine, independently from each other during moderate seas or winds. A motorsailer may have a sail-to-engine power ratio in the range 30/70 to 70 ...

5. Comparison of large sloops - Wikipedia

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   Designer: naval architect responsible for drawing the lines plan and the sail plan of the vessel LOA: overall sparred length in metres LWL: load waterline length in metres Beam: width of the vessel in metres Draught: draught of the vessel in metres (minimum draft of lifting keels in parentheses) Air draught: masthead height in metres

6. List of ship types - Wikipedia

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   A large passenger ship, usually running on a regular schedule. The same vessel may be used as a cruise ship Littoral combat ship (LCS) US warship intermediate in size between a corvette and a frigate, similar to a sloop Longship A Viking raiding ship Man-of-war A heavily-armed sailing warship Merchantman A trading vessel Armed merchantman

7. Sloop - Wikipedia

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   A Bermuda sloop, the most common version of the sloop in modern sailing vessels [1]: 52 Gaff rigged sloop, 1899. In modern usage, a sloop is a sailboat with a single mast [2] generally having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail abaft (behind) the mast. It is a type of fore-and-aft rig.