gaff-rigged
Boom-and-mast arrangement
Gaff-rigged describes a sailboat with a four-cornered fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff—a spar that extends diagonally from the mast.
This traditional rig was standard on working boats and older yachts before triangular Bermuda rigs became dominant: a gaff-rigged schooner, The old fishing boat was gaff-rigged.
Principal vessel canvas
topping lift · topsail · jaws · lacing · mast · schooner · cutter · ketch
Multi-masted sailing craft
- cutterOne who severs
- smackStrike with open hand
- pilot boatCraft delivering maritime guides
- workboatFunctional marine vessel
catboat · lugger · coaster · fishing boat · skipjack · Chesapeake Bay · traditional craft · wooden boat
Following long-held customs
- vintageQuality from past eras
- classicOf lasting excellence
- restorationReturning something to condition
- wooden boatVessel built from timber
heritage · craftsmanship · seamanship · rallies · regattas · sail training · preservation · boatbuilding
mainsail
Principal vessel canvas
halyard · topping lift · topsail · jaws · lacing · mast · schooner · cutter · ketch · yawl
schooner
Multi-masted sailing craft
- cutterOne who severs
- smackStrike with open hand
- pilot boatCraft delivering maritime guides
workboat · catboat · lugger · coaster · fishing boat · skipjack · Chesapeake Bay · traditional craft · wooden boat · replica
traditional
Following long-held customs
- vintageQuality from past eras
- classicOf lasting excellence
- restorationReturning something to condition
wooden boat · heritage · craftsmanship · seamanship · rallies · regattas · sail training · preservation · boatbuilding · lofting