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 can’t wait to get her out on the weekend knowing I can still handle her by myself. I am just waiting to see what the weather and wind is doing before making ...

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, 20:24

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 staysail. For windward peformance the yawl outdoes the ketch and for ease of sail handling the ketch outdoes the yawl. Both are fun. kind regards, _____

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 is abaft the beam- but then then, it can be REALLY helpful.

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 seem to sail just fine without it apparently. And the mizzen mast on a yawl probably does not occupy any popular real estate as well. But it's a good place to put your ...

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 can be used as a cargo boom to lift stuff, depending upon the mast's location Ketch Cons:-Another complete set of a mast, standing rigging, running rigging and sail 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 and ketches, but the yawl, with its larger foretriangle was favored over the ketch for split rigged boats, and it kept the mizzen boom out of the way of the cockpit crew.

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 cruise . Dropping the main was always the most laborious task, especially when single handing or …

Dec 21, 2015 · Originally Posted by Tayana42 What if the boat is a center cockpit ? In that case the mizzen is aft of the helm , but if it is ahead of the rudder post isn't it still a ketch ?

Mar 28, 2020 · Hi guys, im new to this forum me and my wife are about to buy a boat to cruise , the goal is to make it from Los angeles to the Caribbean by sailing west. i narrow my search into this 2 boats that i