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Rigs: various combinations of sails that distinguish one sailboat from another.

See examples of rigs in : french | spanish

Two-masted ship with a foremast and a mainmast and square sails; a spanker can be added to the mainmast and three jibs to a bowsprit.

Two-masted ship that is lighter than the brig and rigged differently.

Fishing boat propelled mainly by oars but sometimes fitted with one or two lug sails and a jib.

Two-masted pleasure sailboat; it has a mainmast and a mizzenmast fore of the tiller, which distinguishes it from the cutter.

Fishing boat with a tall mast and one gaff or Bermuda sail; it has two jibs and a small mast aft of the tiller.

Two-masted ship with a foremast and a mainmast; it has gaff sails and topsails and sometimes a staysail.