Sail boat types

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Ozzie
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Sail boat types

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https://improvesailing.com/questions/sa ... -explained

My favourite sailing trivia question is “what’s the difference between a ketch and a yawl”.

If you have relatives overstaying there Xmas visit you can use this article to drive them out of the house by testing them with such questions. :lol: :lol: The article covers most sailboat types.

By the way a yawl, by my definition, has the mizzenmast aft of the rudder whereas a ketch has it it in front but that sort of argument will also assist with removing visitors :shock:

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Ozzie
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