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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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