sloop

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Recent Examples of sloop In 2005, the first South African yacht to challenge for the America’s Cup hit a whale with its 12-foot keel during training near Cape Town, stopping the 75-foot sloop dead in the water, injuring two crewmembers and snapping off both steering wheels. Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2023 Baltic Yachts just unveiled a new sloop with a striking pastel-pink hull. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2024 There are now 10 different layouts available, allowing seafarers to personalize the sloop as needed. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2023 Anguilla locals and visitors alike recommend jumping aboard a classic sailing vessel, known as a sloop, with Tradition Sailing Charter, saying this is the best way to explore the coastline of Anguilla in style. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for sloop 
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Noun
  • The Shipwreck Bar is an actual schooner that once belonged to the resort’s original owner.
    Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The schooner’s South Australian owner escaped conviction on slavery charges because the prosecution didn’t have enough evidence to prove that working conditions at the ship’s destination of Fiji constituted slavery.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The massive three mast sailing yacht is one of the largest in the world.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The yacht is considered the world’s largest eco electric catamaran.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Moreland, who has more than 30 years experience sailing topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques, as well as five world voyages under his belt, said the Picton Castle will be hosting a range of school groups on the vessel.
    Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 6 Mar. 2018
Noun
  • Photo : Perini Navi ‘Badis,’ 230 Feet, 2016 Perini Navi Originally launched as Sybaris in 2016 for experienced yachtsman Bill Duker, Badis is an all-aluminum ketch built by Italian shipyard Perini Navi.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The vessel’s 328-foot submersible aft deck—a feature that first attracted her new owner, who uses OK to transport their 150-foot ketch—is now covered in a carpet of artificial grass.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • The Philippine military immediately sent its naval forces to monitor the Ufa, including a frigate armed with missiles and anti-submarine warfare capabilities.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Officials: High sea wave caused boat to capsize Hanafi said some survivors were airlifted from the site to be treated for unspecified injuries, while others were assisted on rescue vessels until a military frigate arrived to transport them back to shore.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Prior to the incident, Wilson had been aboard a 52-foot yawl named the Emerald with friends Oster and Colleen McGovern.
    Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
  • The crew had no time to gather their possessions or weather gear before boarding their small yawl boat, and the ship sank so quickly that a Newfoundland that served as her mascot was unable to escape.
    Christopher Clough, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • According to the company, Hermes is the largest catamaran touring the Galapagos Islands and the largest commercial catamaran in the world.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2024
  • To cruise further afield, Simpson Yacht Charter has a fleet of beautiful yachts and catamarans made for seagoing adventures.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Typically 60 feet long and 8 feet wide, capable of bearing 40 tons, the keelboat was specially designed for the western rivers.
    Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
  • In a dominating victory in the three-person Soling keelboat at the 1972 Olympics, Melges unseated the sport’s greatest sailor, Paul Elvstrom, who had won four Olympic Gold medals.
    Chris Museler, New York Times, 22 May 2023

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