You might be thinking about the sailing vessel known as a "clipper", a very fast sailing ship of the 19th century that had three or more masts and a square rig.
the third mast from forward in a vessel having three or more masts
A brig is one type of two-masted sailing vessel. More specifically, a brig is a vessel with two square-rigged masts. This means that the two masts have square sails, as opposed to a vessel that is bermuda-rigged (triangle-shaped sails). There are other types of two-masted sailing vessels: Brigantine Brig or Brig-schooner Ketch Koch (type not based on rigging) Schooner Yawl. Of these, the ketch, schooner, and yawl still remain somewhat popular today.
A ketch has two masts as does a schooner, though a schooner may have more. A yawl also has two masts.It could be a sloop or a yawl, depending in the location of the wheelhouse.
A schooner is a type of sailing vessel first used by the Dutch in the 16th or 17th century. It has fore and aft sails on two or more masts.
Third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy.
Tall ships. More specifically, a Barque or Bark has three masts (possible more) fore and aft rigged mizzen mast. Barquentine, three masts with all but the foremost fore and aft rigged. A fully rigged ship, three or more masts, all of them square rigged A Schooner, three or more masts with fore and aft rigged sails
On a sailing vessel having more than three mast, the mizzen mast is the third mast immediately aft of the main mast. It is a shorter mast than the foremast. It is often located over the stern of the boat or ship. Correction to the above: a "Yawl" or a "Ketch" has two masts -a mainmast and a mizzen, with the mizzen sometimes located right on the transom at the stern.
A schooner may have 2 or more masts.A ketch has two masts, with wheelhouse between them, longitudinally speaking.A yawl has two masts, with wheelhouse abaft of both.A brigantine has two masts.There are others, we are not alone!
boat, vessel, sailing ships:barque, or bark - at least three masts, fore-and-aft rigged mizzen mastbarquentine - at least three masts with all but the foremost fore-and-aft riggedbilander - a ship or brig with a lug-rigged mizzen sailbrig - two masts square rigged (may have a spanker on the aftermost)brigantine - two masts, with the foremast square-riggedcaravelcarrackclipper - a square-rigged merchant ship of the 1840-50s designed for speedy passagescog - plank built, one mast, square riggedcorvette - an imprecise term for a small, often ship-rigged vesselcutter - Fore-and-aft rigged, single mast with two headsailsdhow a lateen-rigged merchant or fishing vesseldinghy - a small open boat, usually one mastfrigate - a ship-rigged European warship with a single gundeck, designed for commerce-raiding and reconnaissancefishing smackfluyt - a Dutch oceangoing merchant vessel, rigged similarly to a galleonfull-rigged ship - three or more masts, all of them square riggedgalleon - a large, primarily square-rigged vessel of the sixteenth and seventeenth centurieshermaphrodite brig - similar to a brigantine
Rules of the RoadRule 35Sound Signals in Restricted Visibility(C) A vessel not under command, a vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver, a vessel constrained by her draft, a sailing vessel, a vessel engaged in fishing, and a vessel engaged in towing or pushing another vessel shall..........sound at intervals of not more than two minutes, three blast in succession, namely one prolonged followed by two short blasts.
Size is not a defining factor in the schooner. This is a fore and aft rigged sailing vessel with 2 or more masts. I have seen schooners from 90 feet to over 200 feet long.Questioner, Im sorry, but some people have reported this question as abuse. Have a nice day.