schooner

A yachting incident intensified the rivalry between Turner and Murdoch in 1983 when a Murdoch-sponsored yacht collided with Turner's in the Sydney-Hobart race, sinking Turner's schooner.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

Lake Superior’s first known commercial casualty, in 1816, was a schooner with a name that suggests hubris: the Invincible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025

By the late 1850s, two brothers, Oscar Lovell Shafter and James McMillan Shafter, had established a large operation to produce butter and cheese, and ferried their goods to San Francisco on small schooner ships.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025

As captain and first mate, they say piloting their 75-foot schooner has only strengthened their brotherly bond, with their small expedition team serving as an adoptive family.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024

And then, from the stern of the ferry, I stood and watched him in the stern of the schooner, the distance between us lengthening, and I waved.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

Six schooners outfitted by George Washington to intercept British vessels at sea flew the flag in 1775 as they sailed under his command.

From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024

Time Out credited the "inexpensive Neapolitan pizzas and beer schooners" at Paesano as one of the highlights on the road.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2022

Small, shallow-draft scows then took the stones to much bigger schooners or sloops, anchored in deeper water, for the trip up the Potomac.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2021

The ship is a far cry from the old banana boats, steamships and schooners that crowded New York Harbor, like the one that reached the pier in August 1897, its decks “slimy with bananas.”

From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2017

Over the pond the west wind blew, and into the teeth of the west wind sailed the sloops and schooners, their rails well down, their wet decks gleaming.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White