One
of our aims to to contribute to the international network of tall
ships.
A tall ship is not a strictly
defined type of sailing vessel. Most of us use the term to
mean a large traditionally rigged sailing vessel, whether or not it
is technically a “ship”. The United States Coast Guard’s
training ship Eagle, for example, is
technically a “barque”. A tall ship can also be a schooner,
brigantine, barquentine, brig, ketch, sloop, or a full-rigged ship
depending on the number of masts and the cut of the
sails.
There are four classes of vessel: Class A All square – rigged vessels (barque, barquentine, brig,
brigantine or ship rigged) and all other vessel more than 40 metres
Length Overall (LOA), regardless of rig. Class B Traditionally rigged vessels (ie gaff rigged sloops, ketches,
yawls and schooners) with an LOA of less than 40 metres and with a
waterline length (LWL) of at least 9.14 metres. Class C Modern rigged vessels (i.e Bermudan rigged sloops, ketches,
yawls and schooners) with an LOA of less than 40 metres and with a
waterline length (LWL) of at least 9.14 metres not carrying
spinnaker-like sails.
Class D Modern rigged vessels (i.e Bermudan rigged sloops, ketches,
yawls and schooners) with an LOA of less than 40 metres and with a
waterline length (LWL) of at least 9.14 metres carrying
spinnaker-like sails.
