Because it was built light, it is able to carry smaller sails than others and still be competitive.

"I still don't see why she carries sails," Louis said, absorbed by the sight of the huge ship putting out to sea.

A brig rig means the ship had two masts and carried square sails.

It carries large square sails, or both.

Forty-foot masts rising from the deck would carry sails.

In the early 1950s The Sydney boats put emphasis on carrying large extra sails down wind called ringtails.

They carried no masts or sails, being among the first Royal Navy vessels not to do so.

Originally the brigantine was a small ship carrying both oars and sails.

Masts carrying triangular sails usually have a horizontal boom to extend the foot of the sail.

They were longer, carried much larger sails, and were considerably swifter.