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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.
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Sail components include the features that define a sail's shape and function, plus its constituent parts from which it is manufactured. A sail may be classified in a variety of ways, including by its orientation to the vessel (e.g. fore-and-aft) and its shape, (e.g. (a)symmetrical, triangular, quadrilateral, etc.).
In a schooner with two masts, even if the masts are of the same height, the after one usually carries a larger sail (because a longer boom can be used), so the after mast is the mainmast. This contrasts with a ketch or a yawl , where the after mast, and its principal sail, is clearly the smaller of the two, so the terminology is (from forward ...
Working schooner providing tours for up to 150 passengers. 3 masted topsail schooner [12] American Spirit: 1991 Washington, D.C. Education and excursion vessel 2 masted gaff [3] Amistad: 2000 New Haven, Connecticut: Education vessel 2 masted gaff, square topsail [13] Anne (formerly Tantra Schooner) 1978 Privately owned by Reid Stowe: 2 masted gaff
Historically, this rig used was called a "schooner brig" or "hermaphrodite brig". [7] In Europe, the distinction is typically still made. The training ship Zebu , which circumnavigated the Earth as part of Operation Raleigh, is an example of a schooner brig.
The most forward and lowest curved part of the ship is the stem (not normally the extended part beyond the hull). The bow of the oil and chemical tanker Bro Elizabeth in dry dock in Brest, France. This ship does not have a stem. The stem is the most forward part of a boat or ship's bow [1] and is an extension of the keel itself. It is often ...
Diagram contrasting course made good to windward by tacking a schooner versus a square-rigged ship. Sailing vessels cannot sail directly into the wind. Instead, square-riggers must sail a course that is between 60° and 70° away from the wind direction [ 76 ] and fore-and aft vessels can typically sail no closer than 45°. [ 77 ]