Schooner rig

The term Rahschoner is an umbrella term for all types of schooners that drive one or more masts with square sails in the masthead on the Schratuntersegeln ( " Rahtoppen "). You will also topsail schooner (of English (square) topsail - topsail ) called.

Not to include the Rahschonern saver exclusively fore- ( Gaffelschoner ) and possibly lead a forecourse, nor brigantines barquentines and Jackass barks, since they lead only square sails and no gaff sails on the foremast.

Types of Rahschonern

The Rahschonern include:

• Topsail schooner: Rahtopp on the foremast and mainmast with Mars and Bramrahen (single or double, three, rarely four sails )
• Mars topsail schooner: Rahtopp foremast with Mars and Bramrahen, the mainmast Schrattoppsegel like the gaff schooner.
• Bramsegelschoner: Rahtopp on the foremast and mainmast with Bramrahen (single or double ( shared topgallants ), one or two sails )
• Bramtoppsegelschoner: Rahtopp foremast with Bramrahe (s), Schrattoppsegel the mainmast.
• Marsbramsegelschoner: Marsrahtopp (2 to 3 sails ) on the Fock and Bramrahtopp (1 to 2 sails ) on the main mast
• Polkabark: Three mast Mars, Dreimastbram - or - marsbramsegelschoner, leads on all three masts Schratuntersegel ( real picture), Rahtopp to both the front masts, mizzen mast like a bark.
• Saver with Vinnen Rigging: Marsrahtopp ( three sails at four yards ) on the foremast and the center pole ( built in five in 1922 five-masted schooners of Bremen shipping company FA Vinnen & Co.: Adolf Vinnen, Carl Vinnen, Christel Vinnen, Susanne Vinnen, Werner Vinnen ). They had, as it were unique, your own, from the standard ( foremast, mainmast, center mast, mizzen, mizzen ) different mast consequence foremast with Rahtopp, Vinnen mast with Schrattopp, mainmast with Rahtopp, mizzen mast with Schrattopp, mizzen mast. In addition to the three Rahtoppsegeln both Rahtoppmasten were equipped with curtains Sailing - large square sail, posted at the bottom frame.

The Rahschoner were previously known as a time saver only, while the term " double topsail schooner " (English topsail schooner - two ) was on Mars or Bramtoppsegelschoner ( two masts with Rahtopp ) in use. In contrast to other sailors as Brigantine or Barkentine leading framework and gaff sail, are the above-mentioned schooner " real" saver, they have at all lower masts gaff sail.