Stock photography, photos: The R. Tucker Thompson - Tall Ship Stock photos of The R. Tucker Thompson tall ship registered in Hawaii. The R. Tucker Thompson is 85 feet in length and is a gaff rigged, square topsail schooner. Gaff rigged means that her mainsail has four sides; square topsail refers to the two square topsails. Schooner, in this case, means that of her two masts, the forward mast is shorter than the aft. She was designed according to the traditions of a North American Halibut schooner. Photograph: © Robert Burch Click for a larger image and more information Keywords associated with this stock photo: tall ships, sail, sailing, sailor, sailors, boats, ships, ship, boat, vessel, maritime, barque, ketch, schooner, frigate, bow, navy, naval, wind, R. Tucker Thompson, topsail, hawaii