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  2. Sail plan - Wikipedia

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    Sail plan of a brig. A sail plan is a drawing of a sailing craft, viewed from the side, depicting its sails, the spars that carry them and some of the rigging that supports the rig. [1] By extension, "sail plan" describes the arrangement of sails on a craft. [2] [3] A sailing craft may be waterborne (a ship or boat), an iceboat, or a sail ...

  3. Spanish ship Santa Ana (1784) - Wikipedia

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    Santa Ana was a 112-gun three-decker ship of the line of the Spanish Navy, built to plans drawn by engineer Miguel de la Puente, following a specification issued by José Romero Fernández de Landa. Her actual constructor at Ferrol was Honorato Bouyón.

  4. Searunner 31 - Wikipedia

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    The sail plan of the Searunner 31 typically includes a main sail, jib, and sometimes a spinnaker. The trimaran configuration allows for efficient sailing in a wide range of wind conditions, with the ability to achieve higher speeds than monohull designs. One of the notable characteristics of the Searunner 31 is its folding mechanism.

  5. San Carlos (ship) - Wikipedia

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    San Carlos was a Spanish packet boat built in 1767 at San Blas, Mexico. [1] In 1775, under the command of Spanish naval officer and explorer Lieutenant Juan Manuel de Ayala , the San Carlos became the first ship to enter the San Francisco Bay .

  6. 505 (dinghy) - Wikipedia

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    The hull shape and sail plan are tightly controlled, while the spars, foils and rigging are more open which allows the boat's rig and controls to be set up to the preferences of the crew, rather than dictated by the class rules.

  7. Full-rigged ship - Wikipedia

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    A full-rigged ship or fully rigged ship is a sailing vessel with a sail plan of three or more masts, all of them square-rigged. [1] Such a vessel is said to have a ship rig or be ship-rigged , with each mast stepped in three segments: lower, top, and topgallant.

  8. Xebec - Wikipedia

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    Sail plan for a polacre-xebec. In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, a large polacre-xebec carried a square rig on the foremast, lateen sails on the other masts, a bowsprit, and two headsails. The square sail distinguished this form of a xebec from that of a felucca which is equipped solely with lateen sails. The last of the xebecs ...

  9. Beneteau 49 - Wikipedia

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    In a 2007 Cruising World review, Andrew Burton wrote, "the Beneteau 49 is a sprightly performer thanks to its modern underbody and powerful sail plan. It comes with all the creature comforts for which cruisers could ask, attractive avant-garde styling, and a price that offers an excellent value."