The Friendship Sloop, a small sailboat for lobstering and coastal fishing, was developed in Maine in the early 1880s based on the design of fishing ketches from Gloucester, Massachusetts. The sloop features a distinctive mast placement and gaff-rig. Today, the sloop is popular for day charters and races organized by the Friendship Sloop Society. In […]
A sloop is a single-masted ship with a smaller fore-sail and is ideal for sailing upwind. Bermuda sloops are popular for racing due to their speed and maneuverability, but racing designs may not be seaworthy. A sloop is a single-masted ship. Unlike cutters and other single-masted vessels, a sloop’s mast is further forward and supports […]
