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Don White Don White is offline
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Default What type of sail rig is this?


"KLC Lewis" wrote in message
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"Peter" wrote in message
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I would say that it is simply a schooner. A schooner has 2 or more
masts and the aft mast(s) is (are shorter or the same size as the
forrward mast. Since it appears to have only one headsail, it would
not be cutter rigged.

Peter
s/v Now or Never!


Peter, actually you described a ketch. A schooner is t'other way 'round.
;-)


That's right. the traditional schooners around here have a shorter
'foremast' and a taller 'main mast'.
see.. http://museum.gov.ns.ca/bluenose/sail-plan.html