Vessel ID

This sailboat identifier will help you recognize the various types of boats on the water today.

Catboat: One mast stepped (set) well forward. It has one sail regardless of size. Sometimes referred to as an una rig.

Cutter: Similar to a sloop except sails are arranged so that many combinations of areas may be obtained.

Ketch: Two-masted boat where the mizzenmast stands before the helm.

Sloop: Sailing vessel rigged with one mast and a single jib and mainsail.

Yawl: Two-masted boat where a smaller, shorter mast, called a mizzen, is located behind the steering mechanism, or helm.

Schooner: First seen among 19th-century ships. It is multimasted and furls triangular sails. The foremost mast is always shorter than the others.