Schooner
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A schooner is a type of sailing vessel defined by its fore-and-aft rig on all of two or more masts and the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast. The most common variants are gaff-rigged
Lewis R. French, a gaff-rigged schooner
Oosterschelde, a topsail schooner
Orianda, a staysail schooner, with Bermuda mainsail
Four-masted schooner, Margaret Todd
Bermuda rig
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Bermuda rig, Bermudian rig, or Marconi rig is a type of sailing rig that uses a triangular sail set abaft the mast. It is the typical configuration for most modern sailboats. Whilst commonly seen in s
Schooner
…the mainmast. The most common variants are gaff-rigged and staysail schooners, with the topsail schooner carrying a square topsail on the foremast, and Bermuda and junk-rigs being rarities. The term "schooner" first appeared in eastern North America in the early 1700s. The term may be related to a Scots word…
Bermuda rig in its most common form, a Bermuda sloop-rigged dinghy
Vessels with a combination of Bermuda and gaff-rigged masts
1671 woodcut of a Bermudian vessel with early Bermuda rig (before the addition of a boom)
The 1831 painting, by John Lynn, of the Bermuda sloop of the Royal Navy upon which the Spirit of Bermuda was modelled