Stock photography, photos: Two-masted Ketch - Tall Ships Stock photos of The Heidi two-masted schooner at the America‚s Cup Yacht Races in Newport, Rhode Island. Schooners out-number square riggers in America. The reasons for this are that they could sail closer to the wind and they could be sailed with a smaller crew. Today most schooners are charter ships, school ships, or historical replicas. A schooner has two or more masts with the forward being shorter or the same height as the rear masts. Most of these schooners are gaff rigged. 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, Heidi, america‚s cup, yachat race, Newport, rhode island, RI, yachting, yacht