Splitting the sail plan amongst two masts means smaller sails, which are easier to handle, especially in high wind. While single-mast boats can fly only two or three sails, ketch rigs can have as ...

P Class yachts are being restored and revived, bringing history and classic yachting gems back to the racecourse. The post P ...

Is It a Sloop, Yawl or Ketch and How Do They Sail Upwind? Published: 30 Nov 2022, 00:16 UTC • By: ... The most common type of sloop is a Bermuda rig characterized by triangular sales.

She had four must-haves: a boat under 12 meters (for easier solo handling), a steel hull (for safety in icy waters), a ketch rig (for sail versatility), and a doghouse to shelter from Arctic weather.

Ketch. A ketch’s mainmast is forward and its smaller mizzenmast is aft. “In the old days, when they were sailing cargo, the schooner wasn’t as great going upwind, so putting that bigger sail forward ...

First and foremost, the ketch rig allows for smaller and more easily managed sails that reduce the structural loadings and the amount of cumbersome equipment. Sail 55 is designed for global ...

Restored bugeye ketch offers sail back through history Oyster, cargo boats now rare. Bill Cummings THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ... With 50-foot masts full of sail, fishermen used the sleek, ...