sloop rig.
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sloop rig. — See gaff topsail catfish. [1890 95] … Useful english dictionary
Sloop — For the military definition of sloop see: Sloop of war. : For the open learning project see: SLOOP Project. A sloop (from Dutch sloep ) is a sailboat with a fore and aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter. A sloop s… … Wikipedia
Sloop — Sloop, n.[D. sloep, of uncertain origin. Cf. {Shallop}.] 1. (Naut.) A vessel having one mast and fore and aft rig, consisting of a boom and gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sloop of war — Sloop Sloop, n.[D. sloep, of uncertain origin. Cf. {Shallop}.] 1. (Naut.) A vessel having one mast and fore and aft rig, consisting of a boom and gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sloop-of-war — USS Constellation , a later United States Navy sloop of war named after the original frigate.In the 18th and the earlier part of the 19th centuries, a sloop of war was a small sailing warship (also known as one of the escort types) with a single… … Wikipedia
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater — Sloop Clearwater sailing up the Hudson River Career (United States) … Wikipedia
Bermuda sloop — [ Royal Navy, entering a West Indies port.] The Bermuda sloop is a type of fore and aft rigged sailing vessel developed on the islands of Bermuda in the 17th century. In its purest form, it is single masted, although ships with such rigging were… … Wikipedia
Masthead rig — A masthead rig on a sailing vessel consists of a forestay and backstay both attached at the top of the mast.[1] The Bermuda rig can be split into two groups: the masthead rig and the fractional rig. The masthead rig has larger and more headsails … Wikipedia
Bermuda rig — Diagram of a Bermuda or Marconi rig, on a typical monohull sloop. The term Bermuda rig refers to a configuration of mast and rigging for a type of sailboat and is also known as a Marconi rig; this is the typical configuration for most modern… … Wikipedia
Mast aft rig — A mast aft rig, alternately referred to as aft mast rig, is a sailboat sail plan that uses a single mast set in the aft half of the hull. The mast supports fore sails that may consist of a single jib multiple staysails, or a crab claw sail. The… … Wikipedia
