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, ...
Fin keels, on the other hand, run only along certain regions of the sailboat. Located on the underside of the craft, it sticks out similar to the fin of a fish giving rise to this nomenclature. Since this type of keel must perform the same functions as the full-length keel without havi...
In no time, a dozen or more from a variety of sailboat manufacturers were on the table and the debate was on. And so, having fun with it, we decided to put the same question to a handful ofCW‘s friends: writers and sailors and designers and builders whose opinions we value. Their ...
The most popular type of sailboat on the water today is the sloop. A sloop is a single-masted sailing vessel with a tall triangular mainsail and headsail. The sloop rig is simple to sail, enjoyable to sail, and flexible. Sloops are popular on racing sailboats due to their ability to sa...
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 ...