0
A Ketch is a sailing vessel with two masts, a main mast and a mizzen mast abaft. Very similar to a Yawl the main differences being a ketch's mizzen mast is forward of the rudder post which in turn gives the ketch a larger sail area. A ketch's mizzen mast is used for propulsion where a yawls mizzen mast is used for trim and balance.
Ketches are very common among long distance sailors, since the larger sail area gives you a better balance. Also a ketch allows you to drop your mainsail in sudden wind gusts and sail only with your jib and mizzen set.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Is ketch a vegetable?
There is no such thing as ketch. If you are thinking of Ketch-up... that is made of tomatoes.
When did Jack Ketch die?
Jack Ketch died in 1686.
Where is china-clay in ketch?
where is china-clay (mineral) PRODUCTION in ketch(Gujarat)
What are some transports that begin with the letter K?
· kayak· keelboat· ketch· kayak· keelboat· ketch
A type of boat that start with k?
Catamaran (multihulled boat or ship)
How many masts on a ketch?
Two. On a ketch or yawl, the front of the two masts is taller than the aft mast.
How can you use the word ketch in a sentence?
This 40 foot ketch is fitted with a twizzle rig for down wind sailing.
What is an ocean ketch?
A type of sailing boat.
What is a two-masted sailboat?
A yawl Or ketch
What kind of an object is a ketch?
A ketch is a sailboat with two sails, both fore (ahead) of the rudder. The smaller mizzen-mast (jigger) is astern of the mainmast.
What is the blue ghost rider called?
Danny ketch
Is ketch a noun verb or adjective?
The word 'ketch' is a noun, a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a two-masted fore-and-aft-rigged ship; a word for a thing.The homophone for ketch, 'catch' is both a noun (catch, catches) and a verb (catch, catches, catching, caught).
