Nathaniel Philbrick

We've got a yawl named the Phebe, which is named for a boat in a whaling journal my father and I edited. We keep a copy of the journal on board.

American Author

Used specifically in sailing and boating contexts to describe a type of ship.

Nautical Term

Don’t confuse 'yawl' with 'yell'. 'Yawl' is a vessel; 'yell' means to shout loudly.

Not a Yell

Remembering that a yawl has two masts can help you imagine it better.

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 and lots of nectar which means you get a lot of different types of animals and birds and insects that congregate around there lots of nicks in them and used to find bushbuck and yawl and could you Impala you'd find but Boone's