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a two-masted sailboat whose rear sail is basically a polite afterthought
means A two-masted sailing vessel rigged so that the smaller after mast (the mizzen) stands aft of the rudder post, giving it a distinctive trailing sail.
from Borrowed into English in the 1600s from the Dutch 'jol,' a small ship's boat — a nautical word that drifted across the North Sea trade routes. It's likely a cousin of the same root that gave Danish 'jolle' and the English 'jolly boat,' all bobbing around the same idea of a small working craft.
- mizzen trick
- Tiny aft sail sits behind the rudder post
- yawl vs ketch
- Mast position alone separates the two
- name origin
- Borrowed from Dutch jol, a small boat
- solo friendly
- Balanced rig lets one sailor handle it
- southern slang
- Also a phonetic spelling of y'all
america's cup yachts — two-masted racing sailboats used in america's cup competition since the 1980s
chesapeake bay workboats — traditional two-masted fishing vessels used by oyster harvesters in virginia and maryland
caribbean charter yawls — two-masted sailing vessels rented for tourism in the british virgin islands and grenadines