ketch
Example Sentences
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He poked fun at the incident in a ketch when he eventually appeared on the show.
From Fox News
Rose paid for the boat, a 36-foot ketch called Lively Lady, out of his own savings.
From The Guardian
In Hawaii, a mysterious Malay ketch begins to follow Standard Island, remaining just out of sight — until apparently being rammed by a passing steamer and forced to signal for help.
From Washington Post
He also loved sailing, which he took up in his 50s, and owned a 40-foot ketch that he piloted in coastal waters from Maryland to Maine, where he had a summer home.
From New York Times
In the first Vendée Globe, he provided emergency assistance to the sailor Philippe Poupon in the open ocean, righting his ketch after it had been knocked on its side during a storm.
From New York Times
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