fore-and-aft rig
Americannoun
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Origin of fore-and-aft rig
First recorded in 1825–35
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His invention was the Yankee schooner of fore-and-aft rig, and he gave to this type of vessel its name.
From The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors by Ralph Delahaye Paine
The advantage of the square-rig over the fore-and-aft rig is, that the sails, being smaller and more numerous, are more easily managed, and require fewer men or “hands” to work them.
From Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
The fore-and-aft rig alone would enable a vessel to tack, as it is called, and this could only be used with craft of moderate tonnage.
From English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 by James Anthony Froude
Of those three varieties of fore-and-aft rig, the cutter—the racing rig par excellence—is of an appearance the most imposing, from the fact that practically all her canvas is in one piece.
From The Mirror of the Sea by Joseph Conrad
Why, I'll sail any vessel with a fore-and-aft rig.
From Cappy Ricks Retires by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne
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