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What is Spinnaker / gennaker in Sailing?

Large, light downwind sails hoisted after the windward mark to add power off the wind. A symmetric spinnaker flies from a pole; a gennaker (asymmetric) flies from a fixed bowsprit, standard on skiffs and modern boats.

Example: The crew hoisted the gennaker seconds after rounding.

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Tack (manoeuvre)Tack (port/starboard)Gybe (jibe)Beat (upwind leg)Run and reachWindward and leewardLaylineMark
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