KETCH: A two-masted sailboat with the smaller after mast stepped ahead of the rudder post.
Ketch - has two masts, the forward mast (main mast) is taller than the aft mast (mizzen). The mizzen mast is forward of the rudder post. Ketches can also be cutter rigged. The aft sail is generally just called the mizzen, not the mizzen sail.
Ketch: A two-masted sailing rig; the after [mizzen] mast is shorter than the forward [main] mast and stepped forward of the rudder post, so the mizzen sail on a ketch is relatively larger than it might be on a yawl.
ketch
A sailboat similar in appearance to a yawl with a tall main mast and a shorter mizzen mast ahead of the rudder post.
kicker motor
A small auxiliary outboard motor.
ketch
A sailboat with two masts. The shorter mizzen mast is aft of the main mast, but forward of the rudder post. A similar vessel, the yawl, has the mizzen mast aft of the rudder post.
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Ketch
A two-masted fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel with a mizzenmast stepped aft of a taller mainmast but forward of the rudder.
Ketch. Two masts, a tall mainmast and a medium height mizzenmast stepped in front of the rudder post.
Schooner. Two or more masts, the artermast being as tall or taller than the others. Some schooners have carried seven masts.
Ketches
Double-headsail ketch with a bowsprit
The ketch has her mizzen forward of the rudderpost, and the sail area is comparatively larger than that of the yawl's mizzen, up to 20 percent or more of the total.
Ketch - a two-masted ship with a small mast mounted forward of the rudder post
Knot - a unit of speed, one knot=6,076 feet per hour
Lanyard - a line attached to any small object for the purpose of securing the object ...
ketch
A two-masted yacht with the after mast forward of the rudder.
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Ketch- A two-masted boat, the smaller of the masts placed behind the larger, and in front of the stern post.
Knot- A unit of speed. One knot is one nautical mile per hour.
ketch - A two-masted sailing rig.
kevel or cavel - Large pieces of timber used for belaying ropes to, such as the horizontal piece which is bolted to the stanchions aft to belay the main sheet to.
Ketch
A vessel with one large mast and the after mast small; there are many varieties of this rig.
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Ketch
A two masted fore-and-aft rigged boat with the forward mast being the main mast.
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The ketch rig, being so handy, I chose in preference to that of the yawl.
The ketch, a two-masted sailboat whose mizzenmast is smaller than the mainmast and located forward of the rudder post.
The cat ketch or cat yawl carries two cat-rigged masts, with no jibs.
This ketch rig shows a large mizzen and a bowsprit of moderate length. The SA/D is 18.19 and that's enough for good speed while not making the boat too demanding to handle. In breeze you can shorten sail on this rig by just dropping the mizzen.
KETCH RIG See SAILBOAT RIGS. KILN In lumber drying, a kiln is a room or building where temperature, moisture, and the amount of air circulating are controlled to dry wood.
Used to anchor the backstay or the sheets from the mizzen on a yawl or ketch.
Boot top A stripe near the waterline.
Bowsprit A short spar extending forward from the bow. Normally used to anchor the forestay.
Used to anchor the backstay or the sheets from the mizzen on a yawl or ketch.
BOOMKIN - (bumpkin) Short spar extending aft from the transom. Used to anchor the backstay or the sheets from the mizzen on a yawl or ketch.
ketch -- two masted sailboat that has an after mast forward of the rudder
knot -- a nautical mile (equivalent to 1.15 miles or 1.852km).
In yawls and ketches, the forward mast is the mainmast; in schooners and vessels with more than two masts, it is the second mast from forward.
Used to anchor the backstay or the sheets from the mizzen on a yawl or ketch.
Boot Top - A painted stripe that indicates the waterline.
Bow - The forward part of a boat.
Bowline - Knot used to form a temporary loop in a line ...
Ketch: Similar to a yawl, has 2 masts: the mainmast and a mizzen mast. The mizzen mast is generally stepped forward of the rudder post (aft of the rudderpost on a yawl) and the mizzen mast is generally larger than a yawl's mizzen.
ketch - two masts, the mizzen mast forward of the rudder post
Koch (boat)
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lugger
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schooner - fore-and-aft rigged sails, with two or more masts, the aftermost mast taller or equal to the height of the forward mast(s) ...
A small sail on the mizzen mast of a yawl or a ketch.
Junction Buoy
Also known as a preferred channel buoy. A red and green horizontally striped buoy used in the United States to mark the separation of a channel into two channels.
yawl A two-masted sailboat similar to a ketch, but with a smaller aftermast (mizzen or jigger) stepped abaft the tiller or wheel; a yawl's mizzen is smaller than a ketch's, as well as being placed farther aft.
mizzen mastA shorter mast located aft of the main mast on a yawl or ketch. modified-V hullA modification of the deep-V hull shape with a deadrise of less than 20 degrees.
Ketch: A sailboat with two masts, a shorter mizzen mast is aft of the main mast.
Knockabout: A type of schooner without a bowsprit.
Knockdown: To be capsized by the wind or waves.
The sail set on the second (aftermost, or rear) mast - as on a ketch.
Mooring
Permanent anchorage. It consists of a heavy weight (or an anchor), a chain of a certain length, and a buoy. Mooring is also often used for piers, instead of pilings.
Mizzen mast
A smaller aft mast on a ketch or yawl rigged boat.
Mizzen sail
The sail on the aft mast of a ketch or yawl rigged sailboat.
Ketch - A two-masted ship with a small mast (Mizzen) mounted forward of the rudder post. An almost obsolete form of vessel.
Kicker (also called a Vang) - A device used to keep the boom from rising. ...
JIGGER-Another name for the mizzen or aft sail on a ketch or yawl. Such a sail was improvised on Tinkerbelle to help her ride better to a sea anchor.
A small sailboat rigged fore-and-aft, with a short mizzenmast astern of the cockpit; distinguished from ketch. Yield Bucket ...
Boomkin (bumpkin)- Short spar extending aft from the transom. Used to anchor the backstay or the sheets from the mizzen on a yawl or ketch.
Boot Top - A painted stripe that indicates the waterline.
Bow - The forward part of a boat.
Jigger-Aft sail on the mizzen mast of a yawl or a ketch. After mast (4th mast)on schooner or sailing ship carrying a spanker.
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For all the best cruisers, even the ' ` Valdora " and the ketches " Cariad I." and " Cariad II.," are but modified types evolved from the crack racers.
 See also: Boat, Mast, Aft, Forward, Yawl
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