History 395 Visual Presentation Fall 2005 <--------------------->

Parts of a Boat

Mast-Tall vertical spar, sometimes sectioned, that rises from the keel or deck of a sailing vessel to support the sails and the standing and running rigging. Fore and Aft-The back and front of a ship. Headsail-Any sail set forward of the foremost of a vessel. Mainsail-The lowermost sail on the mainmast. Trysail-A small fore and aft sail hoisted abaft the foremast and mainmast in a storm to keep a ship's bow to the wind.

	Sloop
	Single masted, fore and aft rigged sailing boat with a short standing bowsprit or none at all and a single headsil set from the forestay.
	Schooner
	A fore and aft rigged sailing vessel having at least two masts, with a foremast that is usually smaller than the other masts.

	Topsail Schooner
	A schooner carrying two or more square topsails on its foremast.
	Hermaphrodite Brig
	A two masted vessel with a square-rigged foremast and a schooner rigged mainmast.
	Brig
	Two masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts.
	Bark
	Three or more masts, square rigged on fore and main masts, fore and aft on mizzen.