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
  • Sailing aboard a 30-foot sloop on Acapulco Bay, Henry Kissinger kept a protective arm around his new wife, as a motorboat filled with the press corps followed.
    — Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of sloop
Noun
  • Harry Kane’s schooner sails well wide of all that poofterish fluff with buckles and straps.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Set in Massachusetts in 1858, the novel tells the story of a 15-year-old boy who gets trapped aboard a schooner as it gets hijacked.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of schooner
Noun
  • In a matter of years, Kapoor went from owning a multimillion-dollar home in Cocoplum and captaining a 68-foot yacht to living in federal custody.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The screens are connected to cameras around the yacht that convert the walls from display to giant virtual windows at the touch of a button.
    — Dea Jusufi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of yacht
Noun
  • The ferry, a wide-bodied catamaran, had just left Kyrenia, known as Girne in Turkish, and was carrying many Turkish tourists returning from vacation.
    — Andrew Wilks, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The ferry involved, a catamaran, was one of several shuttle sea services that link North Cyprus with Turkey daily.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 30 Aug. 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
  • The frigate also carried out replenishment exercises at sea, helicopter take-off and landing drills and damage-control training designed to prepare its crew for emergencies during combat.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Zelenskyy, who did not mention grain terminals, said Russia's Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov frigates, a large landing ship, a corvette, and other vessels were struck in the attack.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of frigate

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