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Sources: Each entry has been reviewed against Admiral W.H. Smyth’s The Sailor’s Word-Book American Sailing Craft , and Wikipedia maritime articles. Yankee-specific entries draw on the schooner’s own history as recorded by the Foundation.
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Glossary v2.1 · updated July 2026