An attempt is made to describe in precise terms the differences between the cutter rig and a sloop rig through the historical evolution of the two rigs. By origin and history there is no essential ...

(n.) A vessel having one mast and fore-and-aft rig, consisting of a boom-and-gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast, and standing rigging, ...

Goodwin follows up his article in MM Volume 1, Issue 11 by providing a self-produced drawing of a King Cutter of 1777 based on the dimensions given in a Lescallier publication. A second contributor ...

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