Yawl Yawl A yawl is a two-masted sailing craft whose mainmast is taller than the mizzen mast (or aft-mast). Compared to a similar sized ketch, a yawl's mizzen mast is set further aft and its mizzen sail is smaller. Historically, the yawl was a commercial working vessel, but today, the yawl is a fore-and-aft rigged pleasure yacht. In Europe yawls are much less common than the more popular ketch. The yawl was originally developed as a rowboat with two small masts to assist the oarsmen. (When adding a sailing rig to a rowboat, the masts must not interfere with the rowers;
Megan Ketch Megan Ketch Megan Ketch is an American actress, best known for her roles on film such as the 2013 romantic comedy movie "The Big Wedding" and the mystery television series "American Gothic". Ketch graduated New York University and in March, 2012 was cast in a lead role of ABC drama pilot "Gotham". Later in 2012 she replaced Jennifer Esposito in CBS series "Blue Bloods" as Detective Kate Lansing. Her other television credits include "A Gifted Man", "" and "The Good Wife". She made her feature film debut in 2013 comedy "The Big Wedding". From 2015 to 2016, Ketch had a