Schooner
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The designation of the [[mast|masts]] on a typical (two masted) schooner are fore and main, the main being taller than the fore. | The designation of the [[mast|masts]] on a typical (two masted) schooner are fore and main, the main being taller than the fore. | ||
| - | + | Square-topsail schooners carry one or more square rigged sails above the fore and aft sails, usually on the [[mast|foremast]]. The topsails on gaff-topsail schooners have their [[luff]] fixed to the topmast and their [[foot]] to the gaff of the course. | |
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Revision as of 22:36, 30 January 2009
A schooner is a sailing vessel of at least two masts, all with gaff-rigged courses, i.e., the sails on the lowest masts were connected to a spar extending aft from the mast. The term thus refers to the masts and rigging of a vessel rather than to its hull, an ambiguity often lost upon Stephen Maturin.
The designation of the masts on a typical (two masted) schooner are fore and main, the main being taller than the fore.
Square-topsail schooners carry one or more square rigged sails above the fore and aft sails, usually on the foremast. The topsails on gaff-topsail schooners have their luff fixed to the topmast and their foot to the gaff of the course.
