Sloop and Yawl

Sloop noun - A sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow.

Yawl and sloop are semantically related. in pleasure boat topic. In some cases you can use "Yawl" instead a noun "Sloop", when it comes to topics like boat propelled with wind by sailcloth.

Yawl noun - A ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars).

Sloop and yawl are semantically related. You can use "Sloop" instead a noun "Yawl".