keelboat

noun

Definition of keelboatnext
as in sloop

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Recent Examples of keelboat This sailing school follows both Sail Canada's and keelboat certification programs as well. — Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 However, apart from his time competing on high-speed M32 catamarans, Canfield’s experience and success have come through racing traditional keelboats. — Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025 Typically 60 feet long and 8 feet wide, capable of bearing 40 tons, the keelboat was specially designed for the western rivers. — Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024 In a dominating victory in the three-person Soling keelboat at the 1972 Olympics, Melges unseated the sport’s greatest sailor, Paul Elvstrom, who had won four Olympic Gold medals. — Chris Museler, New York Times, 22 May 2023 Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate The main sail of the fiberglass J/24 keelboat coursing through bay waters just off Treasure Island flitted in the wind with a nervousness that told 2016 Olympics mariner Caleb Paine what was coming next. — Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keelboat
  1. sloop
  2. schooner
  3. yacht
  4. catamaran
  5. catboat
  6. sailer
  7. yawl
  8. frigate
Noun
  • Just two days after the Hannah was underway, her crew captured the Unity, a sloop loaded with naval stores and lumber, supplies sorely needed by British forces in Boston.
    — Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
  • Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of sloop
Noun
  • From there, walk toward Salem Maritime National Historical Park and Derby Wharf before getting back onto the water for a harbor cruise or schooner sail.
    — Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026
  • One fishing vessel on view recalls the grisly story of Howard Blackburn, a Gloucester fisherman who went out as part of a big schooner to the Grand Banks.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of schooner
Noun
  • Basketball legend Michael Jordan has been seen getting on and off his yacht at Nammos, the island’s most famous beach club that boasts Las Vegas-type show girls in skimpy costumes.
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
  • The two companies have announced plans to create the world’s first Brabus yachts, combining the German brand’s bold aesthetic and appetite for personalization with AB Yachts’s expertise in building fast, technologically advanced vessels.
    — Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 26 July 2026
Definition of yacht
Noun
  • The most obvious is out at sea, via one of the island's many catamaran cruises.
    — Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
  • Developed with Hellkats Powerboats, the twin-motor catamaran shattered the 100 mph barrier at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks Shootout, recording a top speed of 109 mph (175 km/h).
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
Definition of catamaran
Noun
  • Those who prefer something more active can rent jet skis or head on a catboat tour in a two-person catamaran.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
  • In the latter, white children steer a catboat heeling at a rakish angle.
    — Carol Strickland, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2022
Definition of catboat
Noun
  • It’s been seven long years, but Vripack’s groundbreaking green sailer has finally hit the seas.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
  • Larry Ellison, a competitive sailer himself, sponsored an America’s Cup team through Oracle, and SailGP was meant to bring the excitement of sailing races to an annual season, rather than an occasional novelty.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Definition of sailer
Noun
  • The ship's captain ordered the crew to the yawl boat.
    — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Captain William Griffin and his crew escaped, hopping on the ship’s yawl boat, in time to see the ship and its iron ore cargo vanish underwater.
    — Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Definition of yawl
Noun
  • According to the officials, Pakistan Navy frigate PNS Zulfiqar was dispatched to the area where contact with the aircraft was lost.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • Germany has decided to acquire eight MEKO A-200 warships from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), in place of six vessels under the F126 frigate program.
    — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2026
Definition of frigate

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