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
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Ruby Vee

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