schooner
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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
“Well, try looking at it another way, then,” said Burke Latham, a schooner deckhand.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Vocabulary lists containing schooner
The Cay
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Treasure Island
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