The Bermuda sloop with one long sharply raked mast stepped just over the forefoot of the vessel, was built in Bermuda from the late 1600s to the early 1900s.
Her original form had gaff rigging, but evolved what is now known as a Bermuda rig.
The normal length was around the 20 meters, with a beam of 6.4 meter by a depth of 2.4 meter.
Boomed mainsail loose-footed.
Long rising bowsprit with two or more headsails, sometimes also a square course, topsail and topgallant.
She was the prominent trader in Bermuda, and also she was used in the trade from Bermuda to other countries.
She was used by smugglers and privateers, traders and for fishing. The fishing boats did have a wet well.
Early 19th she became a small cruiser class in the Royal Navy.
She was built of local Bermudian red cedar, which had good qualities of rot-resistance. Built with steeply rising floors and well rounding bilges. Deep drag to the stern, later a curved keel, heavily ballasted.
On Turks & Caicos Islands 1973 2c sg 396 and 1983 10c sg 772.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_sloop Aak to Zumbra, a Dictionary of the World’s Watercraft.