Nautical &
Yachting
History Links

    Beginning with Sailing Vessels of the 17^th & 18^th Century:
 

	The Glamorous Six and Seven masted schooners. Ten, six-masted schooners were built during the brief span of 1900 through 1909.
	Maritime Art Gallery. This gallery started as a showcase of our own original art work, paintings and watercolors made by a small group of friends, but slowly we became enthusiast in making more of it and it grew.
	Maritime Museum of the Atlantic - Nova Scotia, Canada Tall Ships Page
	The Square Sail Fleet - The only fleet of square rigged sailing vessels that earns its keep through trade alone.

    Below is the four-masted barque Pamir with all her sails set.
The names of each of the sails are listed below:

1. Flying jib
2. Outer jib
3. Inner jib
4. Fore topmast staysail
5. Fore course
6. Fore lower topsail
7. Fore upper topsail
8. Fore lower topgallant sail
9. Fore upper topgallant sail
10. Fore royal
11. Main topmast staysail
12. Main topgallant staysail
13. Main royal staysail
14. Main course
15. Main lower topsail
16. Main upper topsail
17. Main lower topgallant sail
18. Main upper topgallant sail
19. Main royal
20. Mizzen topmast staysail
21. Mizzen topgallant staysail
22. Mizzen royal staysail
23. Crossjack
24. Mizzen lower topsail
25. Mizzen upper topsail
26. Mizzen lower topgallant sail
27. Mizzen upper topgallant sail
28. Mizzen royal
29. Jigger staysail
30. Jigger topmast staysail
31. Jigger topgallant staysail
32. Lower spanker
33. Upper spanker
34. Spanker topsail, or just Gaff topsail

    Illustrated guide to the sails, along with the four masted schooner photo, are provided courtesy of "Debbie's Page". For much more information on tall sailing ships visit "Debbie's Page"

Section Home • Up • Amusements • Beaches • Boating Centre • Festival Centre • Fishing Centre • Golfing Centre • Public Parks • Tourism Bureaus • US Northwest • Site Search

Last Revised: November 20, 2008 06:41 PM.

Hotel rates displayed in our listings are for comparative purposes only, the actual rates change daily.
Please click on the "Get Rates" Button for the current rates on the lodging you are interested in.

Africa Lodging | Canada Lodging | Caribbean Isles | Central America | Eastern Nations
Western Europe | Eastern Europe | Mexico Lodging | Oceania Lodging | South America | FAQ
United States: South Atlantic Region | Southwest Region | Northwest Region | Northeast Region | Gulf Coast Region

Animated Flags used throughout the Ova Yonda Network are provided by 3D Flags.

Copyright (c) 2004/2010 Ova Yonda Travel Center and Hotel Reservation Network, All Rights Reserved.
Technology Managed by Sound Trax Technologies  |  Your Privacy  |  Site Map