====== Schooner ======

The schooner is a two- or three-masted sailing ship requiring extensive training and expertise to safely operate.  Schooners tend to be more maneuverable than a [[brigantine]], with a greater ability to sail against the wind.  Schooners are generally considered more advanced than brigantines.

===== Merchant Schooner =====

**Size:** 130 ft length, 25ft beam, 16ft draft\\
**Propulsion:** 450 square yards of sail\\
**Speed:** 12 knots\\
**Crew:** 9\\
**Cargo:** 218 tons\\
**Hull:** 8 inches of oak\\
**Deck:** 6 inches of oak\\
**Mast:** 85 feet from the water line\\
**Weapons:** None\\
**Ship Qualities:** Oceanic, Merchant\\
**Flag:** N/A\\
**Cost and Construction Time:** 18,250gp; 6 months\\

===== Raider Schooner =====

**Size:** 110 ft length, 20ft beam, 10ft draft\\
**Propulsion:** 480 square yards of sail\\
**Speed:** 16 knots\\
**Crew:** 61 (or 41 for round-the-clock sailing).\\
**Cargo:** 35 tons.\\
**Hull:** 6 inches of oak.\\
**Deck:** 8 inches of oak.\\
**Mast:** 95 feet from the water line.\\
**Weapons:** Two light ballistae.\\
**Ship Qualities:** Oceanic, Raider\\
**Flag:** N/A\\
**Cost and Construction Time:** 17,500gp; 5 months, 2 weeks.\\

===== Runner Schooner =====

**Size:** 120 ft length, 25ft beam, 11ft draft\\
**Propulsion:** 450 square yards of sail\\
**Speed:** 22 knots\\
**Crew:** 14.\\
**Cargo:** 65 tons.\\
**Hull:** 5 inches of oak.\\
**Deck:** 4 inches of oak.\\
**Mast:** 85 feet from the water line.\\
**Weapons:** None.\\
**Ship Qualities:** Oceanic, Runner\\
**Flag:** N/A\\
**Cost and Construction Time:** 17,667gp; 5 months, 3 weeks.\\