A schooner is a type of sailing vessel with fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts. The most common type has two masts, the foremast being shorter than the main. While the schooner was originally gaff-rigged, modern schooners typically carry a Bermuda rig.
Schooner
Skonnert (norwegian bokmål), Skonare (swedish)
Description
Refers to fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessels with two or more masts, especially those with only two masts in which the aftermast is taller than the foremast; for two-masted sailing vessels in which the aftermast is the shorter one, see "ketches (fore-and-aft-rigged vessels)" or "yawls (sailing vessels)."
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Schooner
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Skonnert
Skonare
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Skonert
Swedish
Description
Refers to fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessels with two or more masts, especially those with only two masts in which the aftermast is taller than the foremast; for two-masted sailing vessels in which the aftermast is the shorter one, see "ketches (fore-and-aft-rigged vessels)" or "yawls (sailing vessels)."
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