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    Re: What class of ship is the BSB? —Bruce Schlickbernd
   (...) Confused. The hull is meant to be reminiscent of a galleon with its high castles. But galleons usually had three masts, not two. The Skull's Eye Schooner is a closer to a galleon with the third mast mounting a lateen sail. The mizzenmast could (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
   
        Re: What class of ship is the BSB? —Jonathan Wilson
   (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
   
        Re: What class of ship is the BSB? —Bruce Schlickbernd
   (...) Did I interpret that correctly? If so: The spanker is a large gaff-rigged sail at the rear of a ship, usually mounted on the back side of an otherwise square rigged mast. It is sometimes refered to as the driver. 6289 Redbeard Runner has a (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
 

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