Holiday photos that make you smile

Even though this looks unusual, it’s also odd and humorous. As unlikely as it seems, these kinds of scenarios often happen. The boat in this picture is a sloop. Back in the day, they were the most common type of pirate ship, designed to sail super fast and swing around trees near the water.

Nowadays, a modern sloop is a sailboat with a single mast, a jib, and a mainsail. You’ll usually find a Bermuda rig or gaff rig on most of these boats. It’s called a “fore-and-aft” rig because it positions the sails at an angle to the wind, instead of directly forward. A sloop can be classified as a cutter or catboat depending on the style and number of jibs.