This is a later development on sailing boats with a shorter keel, with a vestigial appendage below the hull to which the lower bearing of the rudder is attached. A kind of half-way stage between a keel hung rudder and spade rudder. It’s often thought of as being a strong arrangement, ...
6. Ketch: A sailboat with two masts, which splits the overall sail plan into numerous smaller sails, allowing easier adjustments for a short-handed crew. This arrangement is less popular than it once was, mainly due to the introduction of modern sail handling systems and powered winches. But...
The term Bermuda Rig refers to a configuration of the mast and rigging for a type of sailboat, and is also known as a Marconi rig; this is the typical configuration for most modern sailboats. The rig consists of a triangular sail set aft of the mast, with its head raised to the top ...