Does a Bowsprit Make it a Cutter? | Sailing Wisdom
Channel: Rigging Doctor
Date: 2019-05-28

The classical rule for qualifying a sailboat as a cutter or a sloop relates to the position of the mast. If the mast is far forward, it’s a sloop, if it’s aft, it’s a cutter. This seems simple enough, but what happens when you add a bowsprit? Does that make it a cutter?

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