What is Schooner?
[[File:Mare Frisium.jpg|thumb]] A '''schooner''' is a [[sailboat]] with at least two [[Mast|masts]]. It has special [[Sail|sails]], called [[Fore-and-aft rig|fore-and-aft rigs]] on all masts. Also, the mast at the front is not the highest. Today, most schooners have three masts. The first schooner was built in 1713, in [[Gloucester, Massachusetts|Gloucester]], north of [[Boston]]. [[Category:Sailing ships]]