Ronald Raygun wrote:
Dave wrote:

Yep, a brig is a two-master with the forward mast shorter than the
after. If the forward mast is taller it's a ketch. (Unless the mizzen
is behind the rudder post, then it's a yawl.)

If the fore mast is shorter than the main it could also be a schooner.

ISTR that http://www.mari-cha4.com/ causes some confusion in that it's
described as a schooner because although both masts are the same
*length*, the foremast has slightly greater rake, so is *lower*....

BICBW, Alan
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