NEXT to the cutter-the schooner is the favourite rig for yachtsmen; but it is more adapted for vessels of larger size. The schooner has two masts, and they are in two parts each, the same as the cutter. The lower portion is called the fore-mast, and the after one the main-mast; the upper portions are called the foretop-mast, and the main-top-mast; they are joined together as in the cutter, through a cap, and the

bottom of the top-masts secured to the tressel-trees, the main-mast being a little longer than the foremast.

The main-mast is rigged similar to the one mast in a cutter, having a main-sail and boom, and over all a gaff top-sail. On the fore-mast it has a fore and aft fore-sail; in front of the foremast, fore-top-mast, and fore-top-gallant-mast it has three square yards, one to each; the lower one is called the fore-yard, the one above it the foretop-sail-yard, and the upper one of all is the foretop-gallant-yard. The sails belonging to these are laced on the fore-top-sail and fore-top-gallant

yards, the square-sail being only used in going before the wind, and it is hoisted up to the yard from the deck. When the square-sail is not set, and the vessel sailing with a side wind, the fore-stay-sails and jib are set, as shown in the engraving.

Another distinctive feature between the cutter and the schooner is the bowsprit, where instead of being in one

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piece, as in the former, it is in two; the part attached to the bow is called the bowsprit (1); there are two

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caps fixed on this, through which the outer portion, called the jib-boom (2) is hauled out. Two bob-stays (3) support the bowsprit to the cut-water, as well as two or more ropes, called guys or shrouds, which lead from the end of the bowsprit to the sides of the vessel (4), the jib-boom being in like manner supported by guys, with the addition of a stay (5, 6) through the martingale, or dolphin-striker, to the bow of the schooner.

Vessels of this description are sometimes rigged without yards, occasionally using one large square-sail. The masts generally rake a little aft, and they sail very fast, particularly on a wind.

BRIGS and ships are distinguished as square-rigged vessels, the principal sails being set across the mast instead of fore and aft. Like the schooner, they have two masts; the difference being that each mast has three distinct parts in the place of two, the lower

portions being called the fore-mast, and the after one the main-mast. The various parts are joined together similar to those already

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described in cutters and schooners, only the lower masts have in the place of two cross-trees, two round tops; they serve as greater supports to the main-topmast, &c. Above the maintop-mast is the main-topgallant-mast, and this is

fixed to the former by a cap and cross-trees similar to those already described for a cutter:-1, royal-mast and truck, on which the royal is set; 2, top-gallant-mast, on which the top-gallant-sail is set; 3, the cap; 4, tressle-trees and cross-trees; 5, top-mast, on which the top-sail is set; 6, cap; 7, round top, tressle-trees, &c. ; 8, main-mast. Both masts are alike, the after or main-mast being a little the longer.

The sails of a brig are-1, the main-sail; 2, maintop-sail; 3, main-top-gallant-sail; 4, main-royal; 5, fore-sail; 6, fore-top-sail; 7, fore-top-gallant-sail; 8,