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hreflang="de" data-title="Spinnaker" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinnaker" title="Spinnaker – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Spinnaker" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinako" title="Spinako – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Spinako" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinnaker" title="Spinnaker – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Spinnaker" 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searchaux" style="display:none">Sail designed for sailing off the wind</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Spinnaker_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Spinnaker (disambiguation)">Spinnaker (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Amante_Choate_48_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Amante_Choate_48_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg/220px-Amante_Choate_48_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="304" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Amante_Choate_48_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg/330px-Amante_Choate_48_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Amante_Choate_48_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg/440px-Amante_Choate_48_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2232" data-file-height="3082" /></a><figcaption><i>Amante</i>, a 1983 "Choate 48" in Newport Beach, California, in February 2015 flying a symmetric spinnaker</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bear_of_Britain_spinnaker.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Bear_of_Britain_spinnaker.jpg/220px-Bear_of_Britain_spinnaker.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="254" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Bear_of_Britain_spinnaker.jpg/330px-Bear_of_Britain_spinnaker.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Bear_of_Britain_spinnaker.jpg/440px-Bear_of_Britain_spinnaker.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1656" data-file-height="1912" /></a><figcaption><i>Bear of Britain</i>, a <a href="/wiki/Farr_Yacht_Design" title="Farr Yacht Design">Farr 52</a> with masthead spinnaker in front of <a href="/wiki/Calshot_Spit" title="Calshot Spit">Calshot Spit</a></figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>spinnaker</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Sail" title="Sail">sail</a> designed specifically for <a href="/wiki/Sailing" title="Sailing">sailing</a> off the wind on courses between a <a href="/wiki/Point_of_sail#Reaching" title="Point of sail">reach</a> (wind at 90° to the course) to <a href="/wiki/Point_of_sail#Running_downwind" title="Point of sail">downwind</a> (course in the same direction as the wind). Spinnakers are constructed of lightweight fabric, usually <a href="/wiki/Nylon" title="Nylon">nylon</a>, and are often brightly colored. They may be designed to perform best as either a reaching or a running spinnaker, by the shaping of the panels and seams. They are attached at only three points and said to be <i>flown</i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spinnaker&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some dictionaries suggest that the origin of the word could be traced to the first boat to commonly fly a spinnaker, a yacht called <i>Sphinx</i>, mispronounced as <i>Spinx</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Sphinx</i> first set her spinnaker in the <a href="/wiki/Solent" class="mw-redirect" title="Solent">Solent</a> in 1865, and the first recorded use of the word was in 1866 in the August edition of <i>Yachting Calendar and Review</i> (p. 84).<sup id="cite_ref-Mayne_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mayne-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, the term may have been influenced by the <a href="/wiki/Spanker_(sail)" title="Spanker (sail)">spanker</a>, originally a <a href="/wiki/Gaff_rig" title="Gaff rig">gaff rigged</a> <a href="/wiki/Fore-and-aft_rig" title="Fore-and-aft rig">fore-and-aft</a> sail.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Another suggestion is that the idea for the sail was conceived in 1865 by William Gordon, owner of the racing yacht <i>Niobe</i>. He wanted to name the sail after his yacht but a crewman's comment, "Now there's a sail to make her spin" became "spin maker" which developed into the commonly accepted term spinnaker. Gordon was widely known in the yachting world of the time as "Spinnaker Gordon".<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It has been pointed out, however, that the skippers of <a href="/wiki/Thames_sailing_barge" title="Thames sailing barge">Thames sailing barges</a> also used the term <i>spinnaker</i> for their <a href="/wiki/Jib" title="Jib">jib</a> <a href="/wiki/Staysail" title="Staysail">staysails</a>. Unlike the other, tanned sails of these boats, the <i>spinnakers</i> were usually white. It has thus been suggested that the term could be "connected with the obsolete word <i>spoon</i>, meaning to <i>run</i> before the wind (cf. <i><a href="/wiki/Spindrift" title="Spindrift">spindrift</a></i>)." Early usage of the verb <i>to spoon</i> can be traced back to the 16th century; the change from <i>spoon</i> to <i>spin</i> in the term <i>spindrift</i> is attributed to a local <a href="/wiki/Scottish_people" title="Scottish people">Scottish</a> pronunciation.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <a href="/wiki/Merriam_Webster" class="mw-redirect" title="Merriam Webster">Merriam Webster</a>'s dictionary, however, <i>spindrift</i> derives from a local Scottish pronunciation of <i>speen</i> (not <i>spoon</i>), meaning "to drive before a strong wind."<sup id="cite_ref-Webster_Spindrift_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Webster_Spindrift-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to Merriam-Webster's etymology, the origin of the word <i>spinnaker</i> is simply unknown.<sup id="cite_ref-Webster_Spinnaker_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Webster_Spinnaker-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spinnaker&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are two main categories of spinnakers, symmetric and asymmetric depending on whether a plane of symmetry exists for that particular sail. Asymmetric spinnakers operate more like a jib, generating lift from the side, rather than the top like a symmetric spinnaker. This makes asymmetrics a better choice on reaching courses than symmetric spinnakers, which excel when running. While a fully equipped racing boat might have a number of spinnakers, both symmetric and asymmetric, to cover all courses and wind conditions, cruising boats almost always use an asymmetric, due to the broader application and easier handling afforded by the asymmetric.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Symmetric">Symmetric</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spinnaker&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Symmetric"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:420_Class_Dinghies_with_spinnakers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/420_Class_Dinghies_with_spinnakers.jpg/220px-420_Class_Dinghies_with_spinnakers.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/420_Class_Dinghies_with_spinnakers.jpg/330px-420_Class_Dinghies_with_spinnakers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/420_Class_Dinghies_with_spinnakers.jpg/440px-420_Class_Dinghies_with_spinnakers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1402" data-file-height="972" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/420_(dinghy)" title="420 (dinghy)">420</a> class dinghies with symmetric spinnakers.</figcaption></figure> <p>The symmetric one is the most classic type, running symmetrically alongside the boat controlled by lines known as a <a href="/wiki/Sheet_(sailing)" title="Sheet (sailing)">sheet</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Guy_(sailing)" title="Guy (sailing)">guy</a> running from the lower two corners of the sail. The windward line, or guy, is attached to the corner called the <a href="/wiki/Parts_of_a_sail#Corners" class="mw-redirect" title="Parts of a sail">tack</a> of the sail, and is stabilized by a <a href="/wiki/Spinnaker_pole" title="Spinnaker pole">spinnaker pole</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Leeward" class="mw-redirect" title="Leeward">leeward</a> (downwind) line is called the <a href="/wiki/Sheet_(sailing)" title="Sheet (sailing)">sheet</a>. It attaches to the <a href="/wiki/Parts_of_a_sail#Corners" class="mw-redirect" title="Parts of a sail">clew</a> of the spinnaker and is used to control the shape of the sail. The spinnaker pole must be moved in each <a href="/wiki/Jibe_(sailing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jibe (sailing)">gybe</a>, and is quite difficult for beginners to use. However, it can be sailed in all downwind wind directions.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Symmetric spinnakers when sailing across the wind (reaching) develop most of their lift on the forward quarter, where the airflow remains attached. When correctly set for reaching, the leading edges of a symmetric spinnaker should be nearly parallel to the wind, so the flow of air over the leading edge remains attached. When reaching, the sail camber allows only some attached flow over the leeward side of the spinnaker. On running the spinnaker is angled for maximum drag, with the spinnaker pole at right angles to the apparent wind. The symmetric spinnaker also requires care when packing, since the three corners must be available on the top of the packing.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Parasailor">Parasailor</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spinnaker&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Parasailor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A Parasailor is a symmetrical spinnaker with a <a href="/wiki/Paragliding" title="Paragliding">paraglider</a> wing inserted into a gap in the sail approximately mid-way up. This feature makes the sail easier to keep inflated, but detracts from its performance. The sail may be flown on a spinnaker pole or with the tack attached to the bow of the boat.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Asymmetric">Asymmetric</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spinnaker&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Asymmetric"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Asymmetricspinnaker.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Asymmetricspinnaker.jpg/220px-Asymmetricspinnaker.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Asymmetricspinnaker.jpg/330px-Asymmetricspinnaker.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Asymmetricspinnaker.jpg/440px-Asymmetricspinnaker.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="453" /></a><figcaption>RS K6 keelboat with an asymmetric spinnaker on a retracting <a href="/wiki/Bowsprit" title="Bowsprit">bowsprit</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Asymmetrical_spinnaker" title="Asymmetrical spinnaker">Asymmetrical spinnakers</a> resembling large jibs and flown from spinnaker poles are not a new idea and date back to at least the 19th century. However, in the 1980s a new concept appeared, starting with the <a href="/wiki/Port_Jackson" title="Port Jackson">Sydney Harbour</a> <a href="/wiki/18ft_Skiff" title="18ft Skiff">18ft Skiff</a> fleet. </p><p>Since the 1960s, many faster sailing craft, starting with catamaran classes, have discovered that it is faster to sail downwind on a series of broad reaches with efficient airflow across the sail rather than directly downwind with the sails stalled. This technique had developed to the extent that in bar conversation at the end of one season <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Buckland_(sailor)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andrew Buckland (sailor) (page does not exist)">Andrew Buckland</a> observed that the 18s had sailed all season without pulling the spinnaker pole back from the forestay and that all the systems could be simplified by eliminating the pole and setting the spinnaker from a fixed (but often retractable) bowsprit. The concept quickly evolved to a sail with a loose luff much more like a conventional spinnaker than the old jib-style asymmetric sails. <a href="/wiki/Julian_Bethwaite" title="Julian Bethwaite">Julian Bethwaite</a> was the first to rig and sail a boat with one the next season, followed shortly by Andrew Buckland. The first modern offshore sailboats to incorporate a retractable bow sprit and an asymmetric spinnaker was the J/Boats <a href="/wiki/J/105" title="J/105">J/105</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sailing_perry_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sailing_perry-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The concept has spread rapidly through the sailing world. The <a href="/wiki/Tack_(sailing)" title="Tack (sailing)">tack</a> of the sail may be attached at the <a href="/wiki/Bow_(ship)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bow (ship)">bow</a> like a <a href="/wiki/Genoa_(sail)" title="Genoa (sail)">genoa</a> but is frequently mounted on a <a href="/wiki/Bowsprit" title="Bowsprit">bowsprit</a>, often a retracting one. If the spinnaker is mounted to a special bowsprit, it is often possible to fly the spinnaker and the jib at the same time; if not, then the spinnaker will be shadowed by the jib, and the jib should be furled when the spinnaker is in use. </p><p>The asymmetric has two <a href="/wiki/Sheet_(sailing)" title="Sheet (sailing)">sheets</a>, very much like a jib, but is not attached to the forestay along the length of the luff, but only at the corners. Unlike a symmetric spinnaker, the asymmetric does not require a spinnaker pole, since it is fixed to the bow or bowsprit.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The asymmetric is very easy to <a href="/wiki/Jibe_(sailing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jibe (sailing)">gybe</a> since it only requires releasing one sheet and pulling in the other one, passing the sail in front of the forestay. Asymmetrics are less suited to sailing directly downwind than spinnakers, and so instead the boat will often sail a zig-zag course downwind, gybing at the corners. An asymmetric spinnaker is particularly effective on fast planing dinghies as their speed generates an <a href="/wiki/Apparent_wind" title="Apparent wind">apparent wind</a> on the bow allowing them to sail more directly <a href="/wiki/Downwind" class="mw-redirect" title="Downwind">downwind</a>. It is also particularly useful in cruising yachts in the form of a <i>cruising spinnaker</i> or <i>cruising chute</i>, where the ease of handling is important. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Cruising">Cruising</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spinnaker&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Cruising"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A cruising chute is a form of asymmetric spinnaker used by cruising yachts and designed for easy use when short-handed. Two sheets are used, with the tack line eased by a foot or so before gybing. Alternatively, only one sheet is used, with the sail snuffed before a gybe.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Code_Zero">Code Zero</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spinnaker&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Code Zero"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A Code Zero is a light-weight sail that approaches the dimensions of a genoa jib, for light airs and points of sail up to a close reach. It may be launched furled on its own stay.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ratings">Ratings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spinnaker&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Ratings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following codes are used for both symmetric<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and asymmetric<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> sails. </p> <ul><li><b>Code 1</b> is a light air reaching sail, where the apparent wind angles at low speeds has a significant effect to create angles of less than 90 degrees.</li> <li><b>Code 2</b> is a medium air running sail, used for apparent wind angles over 90 degrees.</li> <li><b>Code 3</b> is a medium air reaching sail, used for apparent wind angles near 90 degrees.</li> <li><b>Code 4</b> is a heavy air running sail, used in the heaviest winds normally expected.</li> <li><b>Code 5</b> is a heavy air reaching sail, used in the heaviest winds normally expected.</li> <li><b>Code 6</b> is a storm sail, for running in storm conditions.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Setting_the_sail">Setting the sail</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spinnaker&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Setting the sail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Corsica_Classic_2013_Aigue_Blu.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Corsica_Classic_2013_Aigue_Blu.jpg/220px-Corsica_Classic_2013_Aigue_Blu.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Corsica_Classic_2013_Aigue_Blu.jpg/330px-Corsica_Classic_2013_Aigue_Blu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Corsica_Classic_2013_Aigue_Blu.jpg/440px-Corsica_Classic_2013_Aigue_Blu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3382" data-file-height="2255" /></a><figcaption><i>Aigue Blu</i> raising her spinnaker during the Corsica Classic 2013 yacht race</figcaption></figure> <p>Since they will only be used on certain points of sail, raising and lowering the spinnaker is a task that is often performed while under sail. 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Please help <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spinnaker&action=edit">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">introducing citations to additional sources</a>.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22Spinnaker%22">"Spinnaker"</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22Spinnaker%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22Spinnaker%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Spinnaker%22+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Spinnaker%22">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Spinnaker%22&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">May 2023</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Typically the symmetric spinnaker is packed in its own bag, called a <i>turtle</i>, with the three corners on top for ready access. The clews (lower corners) are controlled by lines called <i>sheets</i>. The sheets are run in front (outside) of the forestay and lead to the back of the boat. The head (top corner) is attached to the spinnaker halyard, which is used to raise the sail up the mast.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Symmetric spinnakers have the windward clew secured to a spinnaker pole. The pole is attached to the mast and holds the windward edge of the sail in position. Lines that control the spinnaker pole are called <i>guys</i> or <i>braces</i>. The spinnaker pole may be allowed to raise and lower with the force of the wind, or it may have lines attached to it to raise (the <i>topping lift</i>) and lower (the <i>foreguy</i> or <i>downhaul</i>) the angle of the pole. If these lines are used, they are generally set up before setting sail and left in place even when the spinnaker is stowed.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since spinnakers are downwind sails, they are never tacked, they are only jibed. When jibing a symmetric, the pole is removed from one corner and attached to the opposite corner. This corner now becomes the windward corner. There are two ways this is done. Generally on smaller boats, an end-for-end jibe is accomplished by disconnecting the pole at the mast-end and connecting the mast end to the opposite side of the sail. The old sail end is disconnected and then attached to the mast. This prevents the pole from getting loose during the procedure and allows the use of only two control lines that alternate as sheet and guy (more on this below). End-for-end jibing requires a pole with identical fittings at either end. Larger boats do a dip-pole gybe (jibe) in which the pole remains attached to the mast and the outer end is lowered until it can clear the head-stay and is then raised back up on the other side of the boat to the proper height with the topping lift. The guys are adjusted as before to set the sail angle on the new course. Dip-pole jibing can use a pole with one mast end and one sail end.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Smaller boats tend to use only one line on each clew (a combination <i>guy</i> and <i>sheet</i>). The windward line that runs through the jaw of the spinnaker pole is referred to as <i>the guy</i> (as opposed to foreguy) and the one on the free-flying corner is referred to as <i>the sheet</i>. During a jibe, these roles and thus the names are reversed. Larger boats may choose to use both a sheet and guy on each corner, with <i>the guy</i> being a heavier line. Having 2 sets of lines will makes the jibe easier as the kite is flown by the two sheets while the crew at the bow and at the mast are removing one guy from the pole and attaching it to the other with no tension on them.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Retrieving the spinnaker is a multi-step process, and the take-down depends on wind position. First, the windward corner is detached from the spinnaker pole and the guy is released. This step is referred to as <i>blowing the guy</i>. This allows the spinnaker to collapse into the shadow of the mainsail, where the foot is gathered by a crew member. The halyard is then lowered, and a crew member gathers the sail and stuffs it carefully into the turtle, corners out, and ready for the next deployment. There are, however many other ways to retrieve the spinnaker depending on the conditions and intent. It may or may not go into a turtle. It may be pulled back into the cockpit & then down below to be repacked for the next hoist or be pulled in a foredeck hatch and left free for the next hoist.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Asymmetric_2">Asymmetric</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spinnaker&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Asymmetric"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Like the symmetric, the <a href="/wiki/Asymmetrical_spinnaker" title="Asymmetrical spinnaker">asymmetrical spinnaker</a> is often stored in a turtle, with the corners on top for easy access. While a symmetric spinnaker is flown with a "guy" and a "sheet", an asymmetric spinnaker is flown with a <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tackline&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tackline (page does not exist)">tackline</a> and a "sheet." The tack attaches to the bow or (often retractable) bowsprit, and the two sheets attach to the clew. The head of the sail is attached to the spinnaker halyard, which is used to raise the sail. The sheets are passed to either side of the forestay, attached to the clew; they may be passed forward of the luff of the asymmetric, or aft of the luff of the asymmetric, between the tack line and the forestay. The sheet on the downwind (lee) side of the hull is used to trim the sail, and the opposite sheet is left slack. Often a <i>tack line</i> is used at leading edge to provide adjustable tension on the luff of the spinnaker. To keep the tack near the centerline of the boat, it may be attached to the forestay with a sliding collar (often riding over the furled jib on <a href="/wiki/Parrel_beads" title="Parrel beads">parrel beads</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tacker" title="Tacker">tacker</a> or similar device) adjustable with a down haul, or tack line. This allows the tack to slide up and down the forestay to adjust the luff tension.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On racing boats, the tack of the asymmetric is often rigged to a retractable <a href="/wiki/Bowsprit" title="Bowsprit">bowsprit</a>, which increases the foretriangle area and prevents interference with the jib.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> As this trend becomes more popular in racing boats, it may result in similar adaptations to cruising boats as well.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:EDITORIALIZING" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:EDITORIALIZING"><span title="A statement that draws an independent conclusion. (May 2023)">editorializing</span></a></i>]</sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jibing with the asymmetric is much less complex than the symmetric, due to the lack of the spinnaker pole.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:EDITORIALIZING" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:EDITORIALIZING"><span title="A statement that draws an independent conclusion. (May 2023)">editorializing</span></a></i>]</sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Much like a jib, all that is required is to change sheets; however, since the asymmetric still flies in front of the forestay, the operation is reversed.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The loaded sheet is slackened, and the opposite (lazy) sheet is pulled in, which allows the sail to pass around in front of the forestay, and then be sheeted in on the new lee side of the boat.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Retrieving the asymmetric is similar to the process for the symmetric. The sheets are released, allowing the sail to collapse to the front of the boat. The foot of the sail is then gathered, the halyard released and the head of the sail lowered, where it is packed into the turtle.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dousing_socks">Dousing socks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spinnaker&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Dousing socks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>dousing sock</i>, "spinnaker sleeve", <i>snuffer</i>, or just <i>sock</i>, is a device used to make deploying and retrieving the spinnaker a much easier task. The sock is a long fabric tube with a ring in one end to hold it open. Since the spinnaker is stored in the sock, the first step is to set up the sock. Two lines are attached to the sock; one is attached to a bridle on the ring, for pulling the sock down, and one is up the inside, from the ring, through the top, and back down, for raising the sock; these lines may be two ends of the same line, to form a loop. The head of the spinnaker is attached to the top of the sock and the ring runs down to the tack. The resulting bundle is stuffed into the spinnaker bag. The top of the sock will have provisions for attaching to the spinnaker halyard.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The spinnaker is raised as normal, but with the sock in place, the spinnaker is unable to catch the wind. Once the spinnaker is raised and the guys are ready to set, the sock is raised, releasing the spinnaker. The sock remains bundled up at the head of the sail while the spinnaker is deployed. To retrieve the spinnaker, the sheet or the tack is released and the sock is pulled down, gathering the sail. The halyard is then dropped and the sail may be packed away.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Spinnaker_launching_and_dousing_systems">Spinnaker launching and dousing systems</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spinnaker&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Spinnaker launching and dousing systems"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248332772">.mw-parser-output .multiple-issues-text{width:95%;margin:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .multiple-issues-text>.mw-collapsible-content{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .compact-ambox .ambox{border:none;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:transparent;margin:0 0 0 1.6em!important;padding:0!important;width:auto;display:block}body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .compact-ambox .ambox.mbox-small-left{font-size:100%;width:auto;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .compact-ambox .ambox .mbox-text{padding:0!important;margin:0!important}.mw-parser-output .compact-ambox .ambox .mbox-text-span{display:list-item;line-height:1.5em;list-style-type:disc}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .multiple-issues-text>.mw-collapsible-toggle,.mw-parser-output .compact-ambox .ambox .mbox-image,.mw-parser-output .compact-ambox .ambox .mbox-imageright,.mw-parser-output .compact-ambox .ambox .mbox-empty-cell,.mw-parser-output .compact-ambox .hide-when-compact{display:none}</style><table class="box-Multiple_issues plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-multiple_issues compact-ambox" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/40px-Ambox_important.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/60px-Ambox_important.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/80px-Ambox_important.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span"><div class="multiple-issues-text mw-collapsible"><b>This section has multiple issues.</b> Please help <b><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Spinnaker" title="Special:EditPage/Spinnaker">improve it</a></b> or discuss these issues on the <b><a href="/wiki/Talk:Spinnaker" title="Talk:Spinnaker">talk page</a></b>. <small><i>(<a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove these messages</a>)</i></small> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Spinnaker" title="Special:EditPage/Spinnaker">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. 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(May 2023)">needs update</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <ul><li>sail modification to include a center patch and cringle to attach a retriever line (also termed a "takedown line") to use in sail launching and dousing, and use of a funnel-terminating, hull-affixed tubular launcher for storage and launching (through which the retriever passes);<sup id="cite_ref-:2_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and</li> <li>used of a tubular, ring-ended sleeve or "sock"<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which also stores the sail, which after launching (sock hoisting) is rigged such that the sock's top ring is toward the halyard and bottom ring toward the deck, where release of the spinnaker is accomplished by <a href="/wiki/Rigging" title="Rigging">rigging</a> that draws the bottom ring toward the halyard, allowing the bottom of the sail to fill, a design that leaves the collapsed sock aloft "at the head of the spinnaker while it is flying".<sup id="cite_ref-:2_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spinnaker_chutes">Spinnaker chutes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spinnaker&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Spinnaker chutes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <i>spinnaker chute</i> is a means of launching and dousing (recovering) the spinnaker. Found most commonly on modern dinghy designs<sup id="cite_ref-Mirror_Halyard_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mirror_Halyard-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and updated older classes, it often consists of a tube or an aperture mounted on the deck close to the forestay.<sup id="cite_ref-Mirror_Spinnaker_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mirror_Spinnaker-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To allow recovery of the spinnaker into the chute during dousing, the spinnaker is fitted with one or more <i>recovery patches</i> to, or through which, the tail of the spinnaker <a href="/wiki/Halyard" title="Halyard">halyard</a> is attached or passed; the spinnaker head and its <a href="/wiki/Halyard" title="Halyard">halyard</a> form a continuous loop, passing through the chute.<sup id="cite_ref-Mirror_Spinnaker_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mirror_Spinnaker-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>If the spinnaker chute is within the hull and is required to be watertight, it takes the form of a hard tube sealed to the hull at both ends.<sup id="cite_ref-Flying_Fifteen_20190320_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Flying_Fifteen_20190320-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If a watertight arrangement is not required, a cloth tube may be used to contain the lowered spinnaker.<sup id="cite_ref-Mirror_Spinnaker_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mirror_Spinnaker-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_uses">Other uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spinnaker&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Other uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A masthead, symmetrical spinnaker is occasionally used for entertainment at anchor to loft a person hanging beneath it above the water. To work, the vessel must be anchored stern to the wind to allow the sail to extend out over the bow.<sup id="cite_ref-Hamar_SpinnakerFlying_170802_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hamar_SpinnakerFlying_170802-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spinnaker&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation encyclopaedia cs1">"Spinnaker". <i><a href="/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary" title="Oxford English Dictionary">Oxford English Dictionary</a></i> (First ed.). <q>Said to have been a fanciful formation on <i>spinx</i>, mispronunciation of <i>Sphinx</i>, the name of the first yacht which commonly carried the sail.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Spinnaker&rft.btitle=Oxford+English+Dictionary&rft.edition=First&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpinnaker" class="Z3988"></span> <i>Spinnaker</i> entry in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (1996). Oxford University Press. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-spinnaker.html">According to encyclopedia.com</a>. Both retrieved on 20 July 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Mayne-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Mayne_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMayne2000" class="citation book cs1">Mayne, Richard (2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Fp63wWByImQC&q=spinnaker+origin&pg=PA282"><i>The Language of Sailing</i></a> (Print). Chicago, Ill: Fitzroy Dearborn;Taylor & Francis. p. 282. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-57958-278-8" title="Special:BookSources/1-57958-278-8"><bdi>1-57958-278-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Language+of+Sailing&rft.place=Chicago%2C+Ill&rft.pages=282&rft.pub=Fitzroy+Dearborn%3BTaylor+%26+Francis&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=1-57958-278-8&rft.aulast=Mayne&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DFp63wWByImQC%26q%3Dspinnaker%2Borigin%26pg%3DPA282&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpinnaker" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDrowerAinslee2011" class="citation book cs1">Drower, George M. 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Chicago, Ill: Fitzroy Dearborn; Taylor & Francis. p. 282. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-57958-278-8" title="Special:BookSources/1-57958-278-8"><bdi>1-57958-278-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Language+of+Sailing&rft.place=Chicago%2C+Ill&rft.pages=282&rft.pub=Fitzroy+Dearborn%3B+Taylor+%26+Francis&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=1-57958-278-8&rft.aulast=Mayne&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DFp63wWByImQC%26q%3Dspinnaker%2Borigin%26pg%3DPA282&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpinnaker" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Webster_Spindrift-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Webster_Spindrift_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation encyclopaedia cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spindrift">"Spindrift"</a>. <i>Merriam Webster</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 14,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Spindrift&rft.btitle=Merriam+Webster&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merriam-webster.com%2Fdictionary%2Fspindrift&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpinnaker" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Webster_Spinnaker-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Webster_Spinnaker_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation encyclopaedia cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spinnaker">"Spinnaker"</a>. <i>Merriam Webster</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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ProStar Publications. pp. 124–30. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-911284-08-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-911284-08-9"><bdi>978-0-911284-08-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Royce%27s+Sailing+Illustrated%3A+The+Sailor%27s+Bible+Since+1956&rft.pages=124-30&rft.pub=ProStar+Publications&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=978-0-911284-08-9&rft.aulast=Royce&rft.aufirst=Patrick+M.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DCStSBHWsHsgC%26q%3Dspinnaker&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpinnaker" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:3-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:3_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:3_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSprot2022" class="citation book cs1">Sprot, Rachael (December 15, 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=w4zVqigPxnkC&q=code&pg=RA4-PA85"><i>Downwind sails: How to pick the right one and fly it</i></a>. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sailingmagazine.net/perry_j105.html">the original</a> on September 27, 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2007-02-23</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=J%2F105&rft.pub=Sailing+Magazine&rft.date=2006-11&rft.au=Robert+H.+Perry&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sailingmagazine.net%2Fperry_j105.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpinnaker" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100120220338/http://www.classicmarine.co.uk/Articles/rigintro.htm">"Classic Marine Traditional Yacht Chandlers"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classicmarine.co.uk/Articles/rigintro.htm">the original</a> on 2010-01-20<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2010-04-13</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Classic+Marine+Traditional+Yacht+Chandlers&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classicmarine.co.uk%2FArticles%2Frigintro.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpinnaker" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091214000616/http://www.kempsails.com/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=11&Itemid=12">"Spinnaker Handling"</a>. <i>Kemp Sails</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kempsails.com/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=11&Itemid=12">the original</a> on 2009-12-14<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2024-09-12</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Kemp+Sails&rft.atitle=Spinnaker+Handling&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kempsails.com%2Findex2.php%3Foption%3Dcom_docman%26task%3Ddoc_view%26gid%3D11%26Itemid%3D12&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpinnaker" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.doylesails.com/racing/downwind/symmetric.html">"Symmetric Racing Spinnakers"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2007-09-04</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Cruising+with+an+Asymmetrical+Spinnaker&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cncphotoalbum.com%2Fdoityourself%2Fspinnaker%2Fspinnaker.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpinnaker" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJBoats_Staff2007" class="citation web cs1">JBoats Staff (August 23, 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070823230050/https://www.jboats.com/jdifference.htm">"Welcome to the Sprit Boat Revolution!"</a>. <i>JBoats.com</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jboats.com/jdifference.htm">the original</a> on August 23, 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 29,</span> 2023</span>. <q>If you ever wonder what the look of sailing in the future might be like, take a look at the new eye-catching J/Boats with retractable carbon bow sprits and large, asymmetrical spinnakers.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=JBoats.com&rft.atitle=Welcome+to+the+Sprit+Boat+Revolution%21&rft.date=2007-08-23&rft.au=JBoats+Staff&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jboats.com%2Fjdifference.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpinnaker" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:1-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:1_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTextor1995" class="citation book cs1">Textor, Ken (1995). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=2JIbS0c1XPwC&q=sock"><i>The New Book of Sail Trim</i></a>. Sheridan House, Inc. p. 127. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-924486-81-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-924486-81-4"><bdi>978-0-924486-81-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+New+Book+of+Sail+Trim&rft.pages=127&rft.pub=Sheridan+House%2C+Inc.&rft.date=1995&rft.isbn=978-0-924486-81-4&rft.aulast=Textor&rft.aufirst=Ken&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D2JIbS0c1XPwC%26q%3Dsock&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpinnaker" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:2-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:2_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:2_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:2_17-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:2_17-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMaloney,_Elbert_S.2006" class="citation book cs1">Maloney, Elbert S. (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=gOLEhDB0vzgC&dq=spinnaker+tube&pg=PA311"><i>Chapman Piloting & Seamanship</i></a>. Sterling Publishing Company. p. 311. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781588162328" title="Special:BookSources/9781588162328"><bdi>9781588162328</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 29,</span> 2023</span>. <q>[Quote] The lack of luff support makes spinnakers more unstable and more difficult to launch, jibe, and douse (take down).</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Chapman+Piloting+%26+Seamanship&rft.pages=311&rft.pub=Sterling+Publishing+Company&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=9781588162328&rft.au=Maloney%2C+Elbert+S.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DgOLEhDB0vzgC%26dq%3Dspinnaker%2Btube%26pg%3DPA311&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpinnaker" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This is also termed a "chute scoop" or "sally", see the citation that ends the bullet point.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Mirror_Halyard-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Mirror_Halyard_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEgan" class="citation web cs1">Egan, Martin. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ukmirrorsailing.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1053&Itemid=486">"Spinnaker Halyard Systems"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Mirror_(dinghy)" title="Mirror (dinghy)">UK Mirror Class Association</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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