yawl
Sign in to savethumb|right|A yawl setting a Genoa (sail)|genoa, main, and mizzen thumb|The lines plan of a Royal Navy yawl, dated 1799. The transom stern differentiates this type from the double-ended, clinker-built working craft.
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12 sectionsContents
- The sailing rig
- Origins
- Rig characteristics
- Current examples
- The hull type
- Scotland: yawl/yole/yoal
- Norfolk and Suffolk Beach Yawls
- Ship's boat
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|right|A yawl setting a Genoa (sail)|genoa, main, and mizzen thumb|The lines plan of a Royal Navy yawl, dated 1799. The transom stern differentiates this type from the double-ended, clinker-built working craft.
A yawl is a type of boat. The term has several meanings. It can apply to the rig (or sailplan), to the hull type or to the use which the vessel is put.