Ships of the line were built specifically for war and boasted heavy armor as well as overwhelming firepower, while galleons ...

A cutter also has only one mast, but it is generally situated closer to the rear of the boat. Windjammer. Historically, windjammer was a derogatory term used by sailors of square-rigged ships, whose ...

The M5, the world's largest single-mast sailing yacht, is docked in the Charleston City Marina. It has a record-breaking 300 ft mast and 36,000 sq ft sail.

Your correspondent is wrong to say that the difference between a boat and a ship is that a ship is a four-masted square-rigged vessel (Letters, Oct 12). The correct description is a three-masted ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Picton Castle is working on its seventh voyage around the world. The three-masted, square-rigged sailing ship -- called a barque -- is currently heading toward Grenada in ...

Speaking to cruise writers in a conference call, Krafft said the new vessel had been designed as a five-masted, square-rigged barque. ... It'll have more than 60,000 square feet of sails.

The single-masted sailer can cover 6,000 nautical miles on diesel power alone, though her range is greatly extended with careful management of her hybrid propulsion systems and sailing rig.

The U.S. Coast Guard released its investigative report Thursday on the search-and-rescue operation for a Big Island man who was found dead near his sailboat about 26 miles south of Maui last year.

The US Brig Niagara, a two-masted square-rigged vessel, passes the Cleveland skyline on her way to the start of the Tall Ships Challenge in 2013 in Cleveland. The ship has been invited to Fairport ...