The Boat

 

A sailboat can be a ketch, a yawl, a cutter, a schooner, or a sloop depending on how many masts it has, where they are located, and how many sails it can carry.

Chrysalis had a single mast slightly forward of her center.  She could carry two sails.  She was a sloop.

Click on the links below to learn more about sloop-rigged sailboats and Chrysalis.

Model of a Sailboat

Diagram of the Interior of Chrysalis

Diagram of a Sail

Different Types of Sails