 La goélette américaine Lewis R. French sous voile Image by Raphodon, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 |
The SchoonersSchooner Schooner Sailing vessel For other uses, see Schooner (disambiguation). A schooner (/ˈskuːnər/ SKOO-nər)[1] 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 and staysail schooners, with the topsail schooner carrying a square topsail on the foremast, and Bermuda and junk-rigs being rarities.[2]: 211 [3]: 26 [4]: 100 [5]: 48 Lewis R. French, a gaff-rigged schooner Oosterschelde, a topsail schooner Orianda, a staysail schooner, with Bermuda mainsail Name The term "schooner" first appeared in eastern North America in the early 1700s.[6] The term may be related to a Scots word meaning to skip over water,[7] or… (Source: Wikipedia)
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