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New page: The ketch was developed in England and North America during the 17th century as a small coastal trading vessel with a capacity of about 50 tons. Whilst the sails are essentially th...
The ketch was developed in [[England]] and [[North America]] during the 17th century as a small coastal trading vessel with a capacity of about 50 tons. Whilst the sails are essentially the same pattern as the [[brigantine]] – two masts, square-rigged on the fore and [[gaff-rig]]ged with square-rigged topsails on the aft – there is a notable difference in that the fore-mast is the taller of the two.
Many ketch-rigged yachts of today use [[Bermudian]]-rig instead of gaff-rig on the mizzen (aft) mast.
[[Category: Sailing ship types]]
Many ketch-rigged yachts of today use [[Bermudian]]-rig instead of gaff-rig on the mizzen (aft) mast.
[[Category: Sailing ship types]]