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What is a spinnaker?

What is a spinnaker? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (nautical) A supplemental sail to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.
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We can carry the spinnaker in combination with the mizzen staysail or we can carry either alone.
A sail blows off the foredeck and a spinnaker drum jams so they can't jibe on the downwind leg.
For starters it doesn't fly from a spinnaker pole, which makes setting and jibing the sail simple.
For running in high seas we put a large square sail forward, tripping the yard along the foremast, much like a spinnaker boom.
Grasp leeward spinnaker sheet forrard of the tweaker and walk back with it, pulling the spinnaker into the hatch.
Seeing two runners limbering up on the deck of a yacht while you race spinnaker is quite fun.

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