Sailing Gaff-Rigged Schooner Sailboat (sail plan) Postcard
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This sailing logo features a gaff-rigged schooner sailboat illustration. Gaff-rigged schooners were popular in early America for fishing, transportation, privateering, pirating, and other applications. Schooners are equipped with two or more masts; the forward mast of a schooner is shorter or the same height as the rear mast(s). Traditional schooners are usually equipped with gaff-rigged sails. Often seen at tall ship festivals, these graceful vessels remain popular with sailing vessel enthusias