Encyclopedia - Xebec: Encyclopedia - Xebec
Image:Xebec.jpg A xebec, also spelled chebec, chebeck, jabeque, sciabecco, shebec, xebeque, and zebec, was a small, fast, three mast (but...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cog Ship: Encyclopedia Ii - Cog Ship - Other Types Of Sailing Vessel
Bark | Barque | Barquentine | Bilander | Brig | Brigantine | Caravel | Carrack | Catamaran | Catboat | Clipper | Dutch Clipper | Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catamaran: Encyclopedia - Catamaran
A catamaran is a type of boat (or occasionally ship) consisting of two hulls joined by a frame. Catamarans can be sail- or motor-powered....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caravel: Encyclopedia - Caravel
A caravel is a small, highly maneuverable, three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish for long voyages of exploration beginning...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catboat: Encyclopedia - Catboat
A catboat (alternate spelling: cat boat), or a cat-rigged sailboat, is a sailing vessel characterized by a single mast carried well forwa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yawl: Encyclopedia - Yawl
A yawl is a two-masted sailing craft similar to a sloop or cutter but with an additional mizzen mast well aft of the main mast, often rig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barquentine: Encyclopedia - Barquentine
This article is about the ship. For information on the fictional character in Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast novels see Barquentine (Gormengh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bilander: Encyclopedia - Bilander
A Bilander, also spelled billander or be'landre, was a small European merchant ship with two masts, used in the Netherlands for coast and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brig: Encyclopedia - Brig
In sailing, a brig is a vessel with two masts at least one of which is square rigged. In modern parlance, a brig is square rigged on both...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brigantine: Encyclopedia - Brigantine
Brigantine - Description. In sailing, a brigantine is a vessel with two masts, at least one of which is square rigged. In modern parlan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Windjammer: Encyclopedia - Windjammer
A windjammer is a type of sailing ship with a large iron hull, usually used for cargo in the nineteenth century. They were the grandest o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wherry: Encyclopedia - Wherry
A wherry (meaning "boat") is a boat used for carrying cargo on rivers and canals in England. Wherries evolved into a gentleman's rowing b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cog Ship: Encyclopedia - Cog Ship
A Cog is a plank-built, square rigged sailing ship with one mast. Cogs are most associated with seagoing trade in medieval Europe, partic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yacht: Encyclopedia - Yacht
A yacht was originally defined as a light, fast sailing vessel used to convey important persons. In later parlance, the definition came t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ship: Encyclopedia - Ship
A ship is a large, sea-going watercraft, sometimes with multiple decks. A ship usually has sufficient size to carry its own boats, such a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raft: Encyclopedia - Raft
A raft is a special type of boat, distinguished by the absence of a hull. Rafts are kept afloat either by buoyant materials such as wood,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catamaran: Encyclopedia Ii - Catamaran - Catamaran Sailing
Although the principles of sailing are the same for both catamarans and monohulls, there are some "peculiarities"to sailing catamarans. F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sail-plan: Encyclopedia Ii - Sail-plan - Terminology
In English, thanks to the British Admiralty, all sail-plans call a sail by the same name, no matter what their sail-plan. Once a sail is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sloop: Encyclopedia Ii - Sloop - Rationale Behind The Sloop Rig
When attempting to build an efficient ship, an important consideration must be kept in mind. This is the question of whether the ship wil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trimaran: Encyclopedia Ii - Trimaran - History
The first trimarans were built by indigenous Polynesians almost 4,000 years ago, and much of the current terminology is inherited from th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Square Rig: Encyclopedia Ii - Square Rig - Types Of Square Rig
Square rig - Principally square rigged types. A barque has three or more masts, with the aftermost entirely fore-and-aft rigged, while...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sharpie Boat: Encyclopedia Ii - Sharpie Boat - Description
Sharpies are long, narrow sailboats with flat bottoms, extremely shallow draft, centerboards and straight, flaring sides. They are believ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proa: Encyclopedia Ii - Proa - Modern Developments
One of the first documented Western versions of the traditional proa was built in 1898 by Commodore Ralph M. Munroe of the Biscayne Bay Y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dutch Clipper: Encyclopedia Ii - Dutch Clipper - Some Figures
The book De clippers of Anno Teenstra (1946) contains a list of all ships under Dutch flag which were classified as clipper over the peri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hermaphrodite Brig: Encyclopedia Ii - Hermaphrodite Brig - Description
A hermaphrodite brig, or brig-schooner, is a type of two-masted sailing ship which has square sails on the foremast combined with a schoo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catboat: Encyclopedia Ii - Catboat - Description
A catboat (alternate spelling: cat boat), or a cat-rigged sailboat, is a sailing vessel characterized by a single mast carried well forwa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catamaran: Encyclopedia Ii - Catamaran - Catamaran Sailing
Although the principles of sailing are the same for both catamarans and monohulls, there are some 'peculiarities' to sailing catamarans. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ship: Encyclopedia Ii - Ship - Measuring Ships
One can measure ships in terms of overall length, length of the waterline, beam (breadth), depth (distance between the crown of the weath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brigantine: Encyclopedia Ii - Brigantine - Description
In sailing, a brigantine is a vessel with two masts, at least one of which is square rigged. In modern parlance, a brigantine is a princi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Anime Companies: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Anime Companies - Japan-based Companies
List of anime companies - Animation Studios. AIC (Anime International Company) A.P.P.P. (Another Push Pin Planning Company) Bee Train ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dinghy: Encyclopedia Ii - Dinghy - Essential Hardware
A dinghy should have a strong ring on the bow, bolted through the keel in such a way that it will not damage the yacht's deck when the di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Multihull: Encyclopedia Ii - Multihull - Issues With Multihulls
Multihulls' width is often an issue, especially when docking. They are also more expensive to produce than a monohull of the same length....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Sailing Boat Types: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Sailing Boat Types - Keelboats And Yachts
10 Metre | 11 Metre | 12 Metre | 2.4 Metre | 5 Metre | 5.5 Metre | 6 Metre | 8 Metre | Aloha | Antrim 27 | Catalina Yachts | Catalina 30...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proa: Encyclopedia Ii - Proa - Size And Sail Plan
The Micronesian proa is found in a a variety of sizes, from the small, canoe-like kor-kor (about 15 feet in length) to the medium sized t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sloop: Encyclopedia Ii - Sloop - Sails Carried
To maximize the amount of sail carried, the classical sloop may use a bowsprit, which is essentially a fixed boom that projects from the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sharpie Boat: Encyclopedia Ii - Sharpie Boat - Modern Sharpies
In recent years, the sharpie, as with many traditional American small craft, has enjoyed renewed interest as designers and sailors have s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sail-plan: Encyclopedia Ii - Sail-plan - Standard Plans
Some standard sail plans are: sloop a single jib or staysail and a Bermudian or gaff mainsail lifted by a single mast. The mainsail is m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proa: Encyclopedia Ii - Proa - Other Western Interpretations
In a non-traditional variant, first seen among Western yacht racers, the "Atlantic proa" has an ama is always to the lee side to provide ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ship: Encyclopedia Ii - Ship - Propulsion
Until the application of the steam engine to ships in the early 19th century, oars propelled galleys or the wind propelled sailing ships....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Multihull: Encyclopedia Ii - Multihull - Popular Multihulls
There are many types of multihulls in different categories. Among the small sailing catamarans, also called beach catamarans, the most re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ship: Encyclopedia Ii - Ship - General Terminology
Ships may occur collectively as fleets, flotillas or squadrons. Convoys of ships commonly occur. A collection of ships for military purpo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trimaran: Encyclopedia Ii - Trimaran - Safety
Overall, trimarans are much safer than a monohull as the lack of a heavy keel, combined with the two (usually sealed) amas makes for a ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dinghy: Encyclopedia Ii - Dinghy - Propulsion
Conventional dinghies are powered by rowing with one set of oarlocks for each thwart (seat). In some models, sliding thwarts allow far mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Sailing Boat Types: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Sailing Boat Types - Types Of Sailing Vessels And Rigs
Bark | Barque | Barquentine | Bilander | Brig | Brigantine | Caravel | Carrack | Catamaran | Catboat | Clipper | Dutch Clipper | Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Sailing Boat Types: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Sailing Boat Types - Sailing Dinghies And Skiffs
29er | 420 ("Four-twenty") | 470 ("Four-seventy") | 49er | 505 ("Five-oh-five") | Albacore | Australian Sharpie | Blue Jay | Buccaneer 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proa: Encyclopedia Ii - Proa - History Of The Proa
The proa was, into the 20th century, one of the fastest sailing craft in existence. Indeed, the proa still forms the basis for the design...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dinghy: Encyclopedia Ii - Dinghy - Space Issues
On yachts shorter than 10 m there is not enough room for a reasonably sized dinghy and yet there is a genuine need for one. Because ancho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Anime Companies: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Anime Companies - Non-japanese Companies
List of anime companies - Distributors. ADV Films (U.S., U.K.) AN Entertainment (U.S.) AnimEigo (U.S.) Bandai Entertainment (U.S., own...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trimaran: Encyclopedia Ii - Trimaran - Construction
Trimarans have a number of advantages over comparable monohulls (conventional, single-hulled sailboats). Given two boats of the same leng...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catamaran: Encyclopedia Ii - Catamaran - Mega Catamarans
One of the biggest developments over the last decade in the yachting arena has been the rise of the super catamaran - a multihull over 60...   » Read the article