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A genoa gull-wings well, especially if stabilized by a whisker pole, which is similar to but lighter than aspinnakerpole.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The boat is fractionally rigged, with a conventionalspinnakerpoleand symmetric spinnaker.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Unlike a spinnaker, the asymmetric does not require aspinnakerpole, since it is fixed to the bow or bowsprit.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.First, the windward corner is detached from thespinnakerpoleand the guy is released.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On a modern sloop-rigged sailboat with a symmetric spinnaker, thespinnakerpoleis the spar most commonly controlled by one or more guys.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Symmetric spinnakers have the windward clew secured to aspinnakerpole.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Due to its geometry, the sail is less prone to collapsing than a spinnaker and does not require the use ofspinnakerpole.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On running the spinnaker is angled for maximum drag, with thespinnakerpoleat right angles to the apparent wind.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Lines that control thespinnakerpoleare called "guys".
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thespinnakerpolemust be moved in each gybe, and is quite difficult for beginners to use.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Jibing with the asymmetric is much less complex than the symmetric, due to the lack of thespinnakerpole.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A topping lift may also refer to a line on the front of the mast used to rig thespinnakerpole.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The most common downhaul on a modern sailboat is attached to thespinnakerpole, though this may be referred to as the foreguy in some rigging nomenclature.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the last few years the rules have allowed a bigger spinnaker, longerspinnakerpoleand the use of epoxy resin in the construction of the hull.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Everything else was to an equally gargantuan scale; herspinnakerpolewas long, and her total sail area of 1501m2 sqft was the equivalent of eight 12 meter class yachts.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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