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Originally Posted by WPOZZZ
Is this one a 4 masted schooner? It is going to be scrapped soon.
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That vessel is ship rigged on all four masts. The yards affixed crossways to the masts are used to support the square sails. Ship rigged vessels used the trade winds and, as mentioned above, could only sail down wind or cross the wind. (Although that statement erroneously used the term schooner). Schooners were rigged fore and aft on at least two masts (like a modern sloop) the fore and aft rig did allow the vessel to sail "into the wind" to a degree,
The schooner rig could be set and trimmed from the deck, allowing for a smaller crew. Square rig requires crew members to climb into the rigging to set or furl sails. Some of the larger sails could weigh a ton.
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Les