By this time the two whale-boats and yawls, that constituted the flotilla of the shore party, were hauled as close to the beach as the shoalness of the water would permit, and the embarkation commenced; Morton carrying the fair Isabella in his arms, and depositing her in the stern-sheets of the swiftest of the boats, in which he found ample store of boat-cloaks and pea-jackets to protect her from the night air and heavy dews.
"An Old Sailor's Yarns"
Nathaniel Ames
Near these structures were two or more handsome boats drawn up on the beach, which are called yawls.
"A Yacht Voyage Round England"
W.H.G. Kingston
225, 295. The speed of the oyster sharpies attracted attention in the 1870's, and in the next decade many yachts were built on sharpie lines, being rigged either as standard sharpies or as sloops, schooners, or yawls.
"The Migrations of an American Boat Type"
Howard I. Chapelle