Bilander

Bilander, a two-masted vessel, usually of small tonnage and used on the canals in Holland and elsewhere, having a mainsail bent along the whole length of a yard which hangs fore and aft, and which is inclined to the horizon at an angle of about 45°. The fore-end of this yard slopes downwards and comes as far forward as the middle of the ship, where the tack of the sail is secured to a ring bolt in the deck. The rest of the rig is that of a brigantine.