as in schooner
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When the schooner was just off the coast of El Salvador, a tramp steamer spotted them and finally supplied fresh water.—
Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
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Ella is shocked to suddenly find Nick (Brown), a sailor and local Newport historian, aboard her schooner and accuses him of being a stowaway.—
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Alas, as anyone who’s ever played a JRPG might expect of a journey aboard a massive flying galleon, the Sullys’ convoy is attacked in the sky, and their family is scattered into a small handful of different factions that spend the rest of the movie trying to reunite.—
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The galleon, which sank in the Caribbean Sea in 1708 during an attack by a British fleet, has been the subject of intense scrutiny and international disputes since it was discovered in 2015.—
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Anguilla's rich sailing history comes alive while exploring the island's coastline on a classic Caribbean sloop.—
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Inspired by the original 1926 Q Class sloop, known as Q7 Falcon, aka Lively Lady, which Peter sails regularly around San Diego.—
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On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.—
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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.—
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Japan has long banned arms exports but has significantly eased restrictions in recent years and is now developing next-generation fighter jets with the UK and Italy while finalizing a deal to sell frigates to Australia.—
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Destroyers, frigates, fighter jets and bombers also carried out simulated strikes on maritime targets.—
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The Panamax ketch features a sleek aluminum exterior, with a displacement hull and a distinctive pointed bow.—
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And through such buffetings Constance’s little ketch had run aground.—
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Their $500 million mega yacht, Koru, was anchored nearby, but the couple reportedly spent most of their time on land.—
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The Coral Gables man operating the boat that ran over and killed a 15-year-old girl wakeboarding behind a yacht in Biscayne Bay pleaded guilty to misdemeanor careless-boating charges Monday in a Miami-Dade County court.—
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Haim and Levin met on a blind date set up by friends, and their first outing was at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, an art galley and performance space, per GQ.—
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Instead, Nixon says, many crew members brought their own tea bags and used bottled water heated in the galley.—
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“Xebec.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/xebec. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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