A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an arrangement is called a fore-and-aft rig , and can be rigged as a Bermuda rig with triangular sails fore and aft, or as a gaff-rig with triangular foresail(s) and a gaff rigged mainsail .
7-597: The 30-ton sloop Rebecca was launched in 1834, built by Captain George Plummer at his boatyard on the banks of the Tamar River at Rosevears , Van Diemen's Land ( Tasmania ). In 1835, it was owned by Robert Scott and chartered by John Batman on behalf of the Port Phillip Association for his first voyage to Port Phillip . Sailing from Launceston , Tasmania on 10 May 1835, under
14-473: A single headsail and a fore-and-aft mainsail. In this form, the sloop is the commonest of all sailing rigs – with the Bermuda sloop being the default rig for leisure craft, being used on types that range from simple cruising dinghies to large racing yachts with high-tech sail fabrics and large powerful winches. If the vessel has two or more headsails , the term cutter may be used, especially if
21-538: The charge of Captain A. B. Harwood, he landed in Port Phillip Bay on 29 May 1835, where, later on 6 June 1835, he entered into a treaty with the aboriginal people for use of their land and chose the site of the future city of Melbourne , known as the Batman Treaty After leaving a small party at Indented Head , Batman returned to Launceston , Tasmania on Rebecca and announced his treaty to
28-489: The colony at large. John Helder Wedge , who was also a member of the Port Phillip Association , then sailed to Port Phillip on Rebecca to explore the country, landing at Indented Head and then sailing up the Yarra River , which he named. Horton and Morris, authors of "The Andersons of Westernport", believe Samuel Anderson , pioneer of Western Port , purchased Rebecca at auction on 19 October 1835 at Kings Wharf for
35-405: The mast is stepped further aft. Before the Bermuda rig became popular outside of Bermuda in the early 20th century, a (non-Bermudian) sloop might carry one or more square-rigged topsails which will be hung from a topsail yard and be supported from below by a crossjack. A sloop's headsail may be masthead-rigged or fractional-rigged. On a masthead-rigged sloop, the forestay (on which the headsail
42-584: The purpose of the craft, rather than to the specific size or sail-plan , and thus a sloop should not be confused with a sloop-of-war. The term is also used loosely with other sail plans, as with the Friendship Sloop , which is a cutter . The name originates from the Dutch sloep , which is related to the Old English slūpan , to glide. A sloop is usually regarded as a single-masted rig with
49-504: The use of the partnership of Anderson and Massie who operated from Bass in Victoria after Samuel Anderson established the third permanent settlement in Victoria in 1835. A memorial to Rebecca was unveiled in 1954 still existing today, near the site of George Plummer's boatyard at Rosevears , on the Tamar River , Tasmania, recording its role in the founding of Melbourne. Sloop In naval terminology, " sloop-of-war " refers to
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