However, don’t let that extra mast on a ketch or yawl scare you. I was looking to buy a sloop/cutter. My first cruising boat by chance ended up a ketch and I have not looked back. I …

Ketch vs Yawl There are discussions about Ketches vs cutters or sloops, but what about the relative advantages and disadvantages of a ketch vs a yawl? 19-03-2009, 19:24

Sep 1, 2013 · The ketch has smaller main and jib and makes up for that by a larger mizzen. Small easily handed sails for smaller number of crew and single handing. It can carry a larger mizzen …

Jun 10, 2024 · Re: Cutter vs. Ketch rigs Having sailed a split rig ( in our case, a yawl) I think that the expectations should be different. As mentioned, that mizzen is only helpful when the wind …

Jun 6, 2024 · Somehow I see the ketch and yawl to be quite different. Rod Stephens' famous quip was something like the best thing to do with a mizzen on a yawl was to take an axe to it. They …

Mar 4, 2020 · Originally Posted by waipea why should i consider a catalina when even Butler said that his boats were not made for off shore? i would like to hear your opinions, i heard that the …

May 15, 2020 · Frankly, I would probably opt for a yawl rig rather than a ketch rig, as everything basically stays clear of the cockpit. Sailing with genoa and mizzen only, is a great way to …

Nov 16, 2021 · The Yawl rig had a burst of popularity in the "50s>'60s when the CCA was making/influencing the racing rules. The mizzen sail was "taxed" at a lower rating in both yawls …

Jun 10, 2024 · Well, traditional cutters had "jib" and "foresail". And a gaff-topsail. Besides the main. Modern cutters (or double-headed sloop or slutter or whatever you want to call it) …

Jun 7, 2024 · Ketch Pros:-Smaller lighter sails.-You can run on just the foresail and mizzen in heavy weather. Tracks well.-Another mast available to bolt on junk like radar-Mizzen boom …