Stick shrouds over vessel (5)
I believe the answer is:
canoe
'vessel' is the definition.
(I know that canoe is a type of small boat)
'stick shrouds over' is the wordplay.
'stick' becomes 'cane' (cane is a kind of stick).
'shrouds' is an insertion indicator (shrouds can mean covers or contains).
'over' becomes 'o' (cricket abbreviation).
'cane' enclosing 'o' is 'CANOE'.
(Other definitions for canoe that I've seen before include "River craft" , "A dugout" , "Hunting vessel originating in Haiti" , "Small boat with paddles" , "Ocean (anag)" .)