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What type of sail rig is this?
On 2007-03-03 10:31:49 -0500, "Ken Heaton, Cape Breton Island, Nova
Scotia" said: I'd call it a schooner as well. There are many photos out there of 3, 4 and even 5 masted schooners, all masts the same height so one with 2 masts the same height fits the same definition. I always think of a ketch as having a main mast and a mizzen (shorter aft) mast So what exactly is a yawl rig? Ruby Ruby Vee Focusing on the negative only gives it more power -- Chinese fortune cookie |
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What type of sail rig is this?
On Sat, 3 Mar 2007 19:49:15 -0500, Ruby Vee
wrote: On 2007-03-03 10:31:49 -0500, "Ken Heaton, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia" said: I'd call it a schooner as well. There are many photos out there of 3, 4 and even 5 masted schooners, all masts the same height so one with 2 masts the same height fits the same definition. I always think of a ketch as having a main mast and a mizzen (shorter aft) mast So what exactly is a yawl rig? Ruby Ruby Vee A yawl has a small mizzen mast too - but smaller than that of the ketch, and placed well aft - often behind the rudder post, or on the transom. It holds a heading well, as Chichester and Slocum found, but self steering can do better these days. Brian Whatcott Altus OK |
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What type of sail rig is this?
When I was a wee kitten, I was told that a ketch has the mizzen ahead of the
rudder post whereas on a yawl, it is aft of the rudder post. Leanne "Ruby Vee" wrote in message news:2007030319491516807-rubyvee3@comcastnet... On 2007-03-03 10:31:49 -0500, "Ken Heaton, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia" said: I'd call it a schooner as well. There are many photos out there of 3, 4 and even 5 masted schooners, all masts the same height so one with 2 masts the same height fits the same definition. I always think of a ketch as having a main mast and a mizzen (shorter aft) mast So what exactly is a yawl rig? Ruby Ruby Vee Focusing on the negative only gives it more power -- Chinese fortune cookie |
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What type of sail rig is this?
On 2007-03-03 20:03:11 -0500, Brian Whatcott said:
On Sat, 3 Mar 2007 19:49:15 -0500, Ruby Vee wrote: On 2007-03-03 10:31:49 -0500, "Ken Heaton, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia" said: I'd call it a schooner as well. There are many photos out there of 3, 4 and even 5 masted schooners, all masts the same height so one with 2 masts the same height fits the same definition. I always think of a ketch as having a main mast and a mizzen (shorter aft) mast So what exactly is a yawl rig? Ruby Ruby Vee A yawl has a small mizzen mast too - but smaller than that of the ketch, and placed well aft - often behind the rudder post, or on the transom. It holds a heading well, as Chichester and Slocum found, but self steering can do better these days. Brian Whatcott Altus OK Thanks, Brian -- Ruby Vee Focusing on the negative only gives it more power -- Chinese fortune cookie |
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