I am studying my sailing terminology so I can be a good crew member for Travis.
Common Sailing Terms
My favorite so far is "Yawl" - A yawl has two masts, with the mizzenmast much shorter and set aft of the rudder post. A yawl has three of four sails. A yawl is closely related to a ketch, but a mizzen on a yawl is much smaller than on a ketch. Since the term yawl has fallen into disuse, some boats that are really yawls are described as ketches.
It sounds more like a Southern term we are all too familiar with "Yall" as in "you all"
ketch makes me think of sketch. but other than that, sounds complicated! hope you guys are having an amazing time!
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