as a sloop. An example is the Friendship Sloop.

Origins

The name originates from the Dutch sloep, which is related to the Old English slupan, to glide. The original Dutch term applied to an open rowing boat. A sloop is usually regarded as a single-masted rig with a single headsail and a fore-and-aft mainsail. In this form, the sloop is the commonest of all sailing rigswith the Bermuda sloop being the default

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