schooner ketch

  • 1Ketch — A ketch is a sailing craft with two masts: a main mast, and a shorter mizzen mast abaft (rearward) of the main mast. Both masts are rigged mainly fore and aft. From one to three jibs may be carried forward of the main mast when going to windward …

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  • 2Schooner — 1) Bowsprit2) Jib, followed by fore staysail3) (Fore) gaff topsail4) Foresail5) Main gaff topsail6) Mainsail7) End of boom] A schooner (pronEng|ˈskuːnɚ) is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore and aft sails on two or more… …

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  • 3schooner — /skooh neuhr/, n. 1. Naut. any of various types of sailing vessel having a foremast and mainmast, with or without other masts, and having fore and aft sails on all lower masts. Cf. ketch, topsail schooner, yawl (def. 2). 2. a very tall glass, as… …

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  • 4schooner — noun a) A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore and aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a main mast. There are variants, such as additional square sails on the fore topmast. Compare ketch and yawl which have a main and a… …

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  • 5forestaysail — noun Date: 1742 the triangular aftermost headsail of a schooner, ketch, or yawl set on the forestay see sail illustration …

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  • 6fore-and-after — [fôr′ naf′tər] n. a schooner, ketch, or other ship with fore and aft rig …

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  • 7forestaysail —  ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˌsāl, səl noun : the aftermost headsail of a schooner, ketch, or yawl that is triangular in shape and set on hanks on the forestay called also foresail; see sail illustration …

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  • 10Tall Ships' Races — Italian tall ship Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976. The Tall Ships Races are races for sail training tall ships (sailing ships). The races are designed to encourage international friendship and training for young people in the art of… …

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