Yawl
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YAWL, the name of a special rig of small sailing vessels or yachts, with two masts, the mainmast cutter-rigged, and a small mizzen stepped far aft with a spanker or driving sail.
Yawl - like the ketch only the mizzen mast is located aft of the rudder post. The standard joke is "a Yawl is just a southern ketch." Remember you heard it here first.
Yawl
A vessel's small boat moved by one oar.
Synonym: a jolly-boat.
A small sailboat rigged fore-and-aft, with a short mizzenmast astern of the cockpit; distinguished from ketch. Yield Bucket ...
yawl
a two-masted boat, with the smaller, after mast stepped behind the stern post.
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Yawl
A two-masted fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel similar to the ketch but having a smaller jigger- or mizzenmast stepped abaft the rudder. Also called dandy.
Yawl. Two masts, a tall mainmast and a short mizzenmast stepped behind the rudder post.
Ketch. Two masts, a tall mainmast and a medium height mizzenmast stepped in front of the rudder post.
Yawl
A two-masted sailboat with the shorter mizzen mast placed aft of the rudder post. A ketch is similar, but the mizzen mast is forward of the rudder post.
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YAWL: A two-masted sailboat with the small mizzen mast stepped abaft the rudder post.
yawl - A rig for two-masted sailboats, in which there is a mainmast and a (smaller) mizzen mast, stepped aft of the rudder post.
Yellow Flag or Yellow Jack - The quarantine or fever flag. Also designated by a letter "Q" pennant.
THE YAWL RIG
THOUGH I recommend the catboat as a general craft for knocking about and having a good time in, I am not blind to the advantages of the yawl rig.
yawl
A two-masted vessel, sloop or cutter rigged on the foremast, with the mizzen mast aft of the rudder-head. (back)
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Yawl - Boat: smaller powered boat used to provide steerage-way when not under sail. Rig: two masts, aft one is smaller (shorter) and located astern of rudder post.
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The yawl, a two-masted sailboat whose after mast (the mizzenmast) is smaller than the forward mast (mainmast) and located abaft the rudder post.
Why a yawl rig?
Some might say equipping the boat with a yawl rig is playing the tradition card a bit too boldly. But not to worry-it's an option.
52-foot yawl
44-foot ketch with a small mizzen
Yawls
Despite the efficiency of the single-masted rigs, my own preference for bluewater cruisers over 40 feet is a divided rig, the yawl or ketch.
yaw, yawing: to turn from side to side in an uneven course. yawl: a boat with a two-masted rig in which the mizzen, or jigger, is abaft the rudderpost and the helm.
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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.
Main Mast - The tallest mast; the forward mast of a yawl or ketch; the mast furthest aft on a schooner
Main Topsail - A topsail on the main mast.
Mainsail - The principal sail that is set on the main mast.
The ketch is very similar to the yawl. Both rigs have a main, foretriangle, and a mizzen. The ketch generally has its mizzenmast (aft mast) farther forward than a yawl allowing for a larger mizzen.
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.
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.
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 ...
MIZZEN: The after mast of a ketch or yawl, or some square riggers.
MONOHULL: A boat with one hull.
MOORING: An arrangement for securing a boat to a mooring buoy or a pier.
MOORING BUOY: A buoy secured to a permanent anchor sunk deeply into the bottom.
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.
ketchA sailboat similar in appearance to a yawl with a tall main mast and a shorter mizzen mast ahead of the rudder post. kicker motorA small auxiliary outboard motor.
Some sailors use rudder post and mast placement to define the difference between a ketch and a yawl, similar two-masted vessels.
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.
the shorter mast behind the main mast on a ketch or yawl
Mooring
an anchor or weight, permanently attached to the sea floor, with a buoy going to the surface, used to hold the boat in a certain area ...
mizzen sail - The sail on the aft mast of a ketch or yawl rigged sailboat.
monkey fist - A large heavy knot usually made in the end of a lineheaving line to aid in accurate throwing.
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YAW - To swing off course, as when due to the impact of a following or quartering sea.
YAWL - A two-masted sailboat with the small mizzen mast stepped abaft the rudder post.
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There are no boating terms under this heading.
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 sail on the mizzen mast of a yawl or a ketch.
jumbo
The larger of the headsails.
A light boat carried at the stern of a larger sailing ship. This (probably) Danish Yawl (jol), proved better at high sea when a larger ship could hardly carry any sail. .
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Generally, the shorter mizzen mast is aft of the main mast, but forward of the rudder post, while a similar vessel, the yawl, has the mizzen mast aft of the rudder post. The mizzen mast of a ketch is larger than that of a yawl.
Yardarm-That part of the yard that lies between the lift and the outer end
Yarn-A sea tale.
Yawl boat: - smaller powered boat used to provide steerage-way when not under 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.
Yardarm: is what the top of the square sail is tied to.
Yarn: A sea tale.
Yawl boat: Smaller powered boat used to provide steerage-way when not under sail.
Yawing: The motion of a ship when she deviates from to the right or left.
Mizzen - the shorter mast behind the main mast on a ketch or yawl.
Monohull -A boat with one hull.
Mooring -An arrangement for securing a boat to a mooring buoy or a pier.
Mizzen - the shorter mast behind the main mast on a ketch or yawl - or - A fore and aft sail flown on the mizzenmast.
mooring -- a float providing a tie off for a boat, usually set to a permanent anchor ...
Found on a ketch, yawl or dandy.
Mooring - The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by means of anchors, fastenings, cables or bridles.
Mooring Block - A heavy block of cast iron sometimes used as an anchor for mooring vessels.
 See also: Boat, Ketch, Mizzen, Mast, Aft
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