Ketch

[2] The ketch's main mast is usually stepped further forward than the position found on a sloop.

[3] The sail plan of a ketch is similar to that of a yawl, on which the mizzen mast is smaller and set further back.

[4] The ketch rig remained popular in America throughout the 19th and early 20th century working watercraft, with well-known examples being the Chesapeake Bay bugeyes, New Haven sharpies, and the Kingston Lobster boats.

In Europe, during this same period many of the canoe yawls were technically ketches since their mizzen masts were located forward of the rudder posts.

Staysails can also be hoisted between the top of the mizzen mast and base of the mainmast to help downwind performance.