Bob Hegerich wrote: > Hi Elaine: > > A schooner normally is two-masted but can be three-masted, so I expect it > refers to the number of masts. Has anyone ever heard of a four-masted > schooner? Yes and 5 (75), 6 (10) and even 7 masted schooners (1, Thomas W Lawson). They were built in the late 1800s and early 1900s. bob gillis