Spinnaker
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A spinnaker is a sail designed specifically for sailing off the wind on courses between a reach to downwind. Spinnakers are constructed of lightweight fabric, usually nylon, and are often brightly col
Amante, a 1983 "Choate 48" in Newport Beach, California, in February 2015 flying a symmetric spinnaker
Bear of Britain, a Farr 52 with masthead spinnaker in front of Calshot Spit
420 class dinghies with symmetric spinnakers.
RS K6 keelboat with an asymmetric spinnaker on a retracting bowsprit.
Jibe
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A jibe or gybe is a sailing maneuver whereby a sailing craft reaching downwind turns its stern through the wind, which then exerts its force from the opposite side of the vessel. It stands in contrast
Windsurfer jibing
