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A gaff rigged sailing yacht that is more like a sloop/schooner hybrid.

Description[]

This ship was built in 1986, and is likely still around. Has a crew of two. It is 65 feet long, and cruises in the Florida Keys. She has an engine and 2 masts, both gaff rigged. The back mast is not used very often, primarily for pleasure cruises.

Sails

The Adastra has a mainsail, triangular in shape fixed to the mainmast, or back mast of the vessel. The foremast bears a triangular hexagonal sail called the spinnaker. A bowsprit bears the 3 jib sails.

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