What is a boat with 3 sails called?

Cutters are another class of sailboats that are medium-sized and generally have three sails. The main mast on which the sails are mounted is located near the stern of the ship to allow for larger sails to be used.

What is a Class 3 yacht?

Class 3. Boats measuring more than 40 feet but less than 65 feet.

How many masts does a ketch have?

two masts
The ketch has two masts with the aftmost mast (the mizzen) shorter than the main mast forward of it. The helm position lies to the aft of the mizzen mast.

What is a schooner boat?

schooner, a sailing ship rigged with fore-and-aft sails on its two or more masts. To the foremast there may also be rigged one or more square topsails or, more commonly, one or more jib sails or Bermuda sails (triangular sails extending forward to the bowsprit or jibboom).

What is a Category A boat?

Category A – Ocean: covers largely self-sufficient boats designed for extended voyages with winds of over Beaufort Force 8 (over 40 knots), and significant wave heights above 13 feet, but excluding abnormal conditions such as hurricanes.

What’s the difference between a ketch and a yawl sailboat?

As a rig, a yawl is a two masted, fore and aft rigged sailing vessel with the mizzen mast positioned abaft (behind) the rudder stock, or in some instances, very close to the rudder stock. This is different from a ketch, where the mizzen mast is forward of the rudder stock.

What is LWL on a boat?

A vessel’s length at the waterline (abbreviated to L.W.L) is the length of a ship or boat at the level where it sits in the water (the waterline). The LWL will be shorter than the length of the boat overall (length overall or LOA) as most boats have bows and stern protrusions that make the LOA greater than the LWL.

What is the meaning of the word schooners?

Definition of schooner 1 : a typically 2-masted fore-and-aft rigged vessel with a foremast and a mainmast stepped nearly amidships. 2 : a larger-than-usual drinking glass (as for beer)