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Classification of Sailing Ship Rigs
Full-Rigged Ship Barque Barquentine
Full-Rigged Ship
3 or more masts.
Square sails on all masts.

 Barque
3 or more masts.
Square sails on first 2 masts only.
 Barquentine
3 or more masts.
Square sails on first mast only.
Brig Brigantine Staysail Schooner
Brig
2 masts only.
Square sails on both masts.

 Brigantine
2 masts only.
Square sails on first mast only.
 Staysail Schooner
3 or more masts.
No square sails.
Schooner Ketch Yawl
Schooner
2 masts only.
No square sails.
Foremast shorter that aftermast.
 Ketch
2 masts only.
No square sails.
Foremast taller than aftermast.
Aftermast before rudder.

 Yawl
2 masts only.
No square sails.
Foremast taller than aftermast.
Aftermast behind rudder.
Cutter Sloop McGoo Web Site
Cutter
1 mast only.
More than 1 foresail.
 Sloop
1 mast only.
Only 1 foresail.
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