1. Davit - device for hoisting and lowering a boat
2. Taffrail - rail round the stern of a ship
3. Mizzen-mast - mast aft or next aft of the mainmast in a ship
4. Lee-boards - a lifting foil used by a sailboat, much like a centreboard, but located on the leeside
5. Bowsprit - spar that extends at bows of a ship
6. Jib - small triangular sail extending from the head of the foremast
7. Bumpkin - spar projecting from stern of ship
8. Schooner - a yacht with two masts of which the foremost is shorter than the mizzen (opposite of a ketch rig)
9. Yawl - ship’s small boat; sailboat carrying mainsail and one or more jibs
10. Ketch-rigged - this refers to how the sails are configured. A ketch is a two-masted sailing craft whose mainmast is taller than the mizzen mast. The name "ketch" is derived from "catch" or fishing boat
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