{"id":9685,"date":"2019-05-16T16:46:43","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T14:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seawindadventures.com\/schooner-or-ketch-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T18:51:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T16:51:56","slug":"schooner-or-ketch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seawindadventures.com\/en\/schooner-or-ketch-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Schooner or Ketch"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Baltic was a schooner. For the non-nautically inclined: with a schooner, the aft mast (the mainmast) is taller than the foremast (the schooner mast). A schooner is very popular with those who primarily want to sail fast, although the hull shape, sail area, and wind naturally also play a role. <\/span><\/p>\n

The 3 sister ships of the Baltic, built in the Netherlands, are all ketch-rigged. With a ketch (or ‘kits’ in Dutch), the aft mast (the mizzenmast) is shorter than the foremast (the mainmast). A ketch sails more conservatively. The vessel is slightly less fast. Big advantage: you have more balance. <\/span><\/p>\n

That schooner rigging initially made us hesitate about buying the Baltic, as we are both big fans of a ketch. We not only find it more beautiful but also a better fit for the areas we plan to sail to with the ship. <\/span><\/p>\n

But anyway, the decision was made, the masts were taken ashore, and Olivier van Meer meticulously drew them so that SRF could replicate them in steel. All settled. <\/span><\/p>\n

Or so it seemed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because the idea of a ketch kept resurfacing now and then. Especially when we saw a photo of the sister ship Vesta. \u201cIt looks really beautiful as a ketch,\u201d we thought. Should we not\u2026 <\/span><\/p>\n

We made a printout of the drawings, erased the masts, and manually drew a ketch-rigging on it. \u201cThat\u2019s what it\u2019s going to be,\u201d Marijn said. And so it is. Just like the Vesta, the Holland, and the Zeearend, the Baltic will soon also be a ketch. <\/span><\/p>\n

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