Goélette

A goélette (or in the past goëlette ) is a sailing whose mast of Misaine, placed in front of the mainmast, is shorter than this last or of size equalizes and carries fore-and-aft sails (placed in the axis of the ship) or bermudiennes. One also speaks about Gréement of goélette. This name appeared only tardily in France, about 1751, in the form of “go (U) ëlette”. It is supposed that this term would come from Goéland by analogy. It is said that the Breton ones would have thus named these excellent small sailing ships with the fine and light forms. Gréement is originating in Holland 17th century.

The goélettes are elegant sailing ships, generally balanced and good walkers, and do not require a crew very many for the operation. However, they could not gréement carry large surfaces of veils compared to the sailing ships to square what limited them to roles of Cabotage or high-sea fishing where their maneuverability made wonder. The only steel sailing ship gréé in goélette with seven masts, the Thomas W. Lawson , did not make great impression in spite of one gréement very simplified and had five years a very short career. There were several large wood goélettes with four (~260), five (~90) and six masts (11) with the the United States and only three out of steel, the Lawson , the William L. Douglas (1903, six-master) and the Kineo (1903, five-master).

One distinguishes the goélette from the brig: first is gréée with fore-and-aft sails, while the second has square sails, gréées on yards, as well as a Brigantine with the back. There exists also the schooner-brig , gréé in square sails on the foremast and in fore-and-aft sails on the mainmast. Even also: Goélette with topsail .

Both training ship of the French national marine, the Star and the Beautiful Hen, old sailing ships of fishing to the Morue on the benches of Newfoundland are two twin sailing ships grées in Goélette with topsail S, i.e. they carry small a Hunier on the mast of Misaine.

In Ornithology, a goélette indicates also a Tern.

External bonds

  • Goélette '' Californian '' (in English)

  • Goélette '' Belle Hen ''
  • Goélette '' Étoile ''

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