Cutter (boat)
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A cutter is any of various types of watercraft. The term can refer to the rig of a sailing vessel, to a governmental enforcement agency vessel, to a type of ship's boat which can be used under sail or
A gaff cutter, Kleine Freiheit, with a genoa jib set
USCGC Legare, an example of a US Coast Guard cutter
Illustration of the British cutter HMS Nimble chasing a French cutter in 1781
A cutter secured to a boat boom, ready for use, alongside an anchored battleship during the First World War
Sloop
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In modern usage, a sloop is a sailboat with a single mast generally having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail abaft the mast. It is a type of fore-and-aft rig. The mainsail may be
Cutter (boat)
…applies, with the placement of the mast and the rigging details of the bowsprit taken into account – so a boat with two headsails may be classed as a sloop. Government agencies use the term "cutter" for vessels employed in patrolling their territorial waters and other enforcement activities. This terminology…
A Bermuda sloop, the most common version of the sloop in modern sailing vessels
19th century Bermudian sloops racing