Illustration of ketch
: a fore-and-aft rigged vessel similar to a yawl but with a larger mizzen sail and with the mizzenmast stepped farther forward
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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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Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
And through such buffetings Constance’s little ketch had run aground.
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Jim Shepard,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
One 203-feet sailing ketch called Simena which will have an on-deck Jacuzzi, six guest cabins and ample exterior deck spaces.
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Katia Damborsky,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Now those waters—especially as plied aboard a traditional Turkish gulet or ketch (wooden sailing yacht)—are one of the world’s most popular sailing destinations, and a wish-list item for even wanna-be sailors.
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Ann Abel,
Forbes,
27 June 2022
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Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
And through such buffetings Constance’s little ketch had run aground.
—
Jim Shepard,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
One 203-feet sailing ketch called Simena which will have an on-deck Jacuzzi, six guest cabins and ample exterior deck spaces.
—
Katia Damborsky,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Now those waters—especially as plied aboard a traditional Turkish gulet or ketch (wooden sailing yacht)—are one of the world’s most popular sailing destinations, and a wish-list item for even wanna-be sailors.
—
Ann Abel,
Forbes,
27 June 2022
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“Ketch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ketch. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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ketch
noun
: a two-masted fore-and-aft-rigged ship
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