spinnaker in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spinnaker in the English»French Dictionary

spinnaker [Brit ˈspɪnəkə, Am ˈspɪnəkər] N

spinnaker

spinnaker m

spinnaker

spi m

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spinnaker in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spinnaker in the English»French Dictionary

spinnaker [ˈspɪnəkəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

spinnaker

spi m

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Using a bowsprit allows the size of the gennaker to be a much larger sail than would be possible with a symmetrical spinnaker.

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They can be easily modified to run a spinnaker and/or trapeze.

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The head of the sail is attached to the spinnaker halyard, which is used to raise the sail.

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The spinnaker is often called a "kite", or a "chute" (as in cruising chute) because it somewhat resembles a parachute in both construction and appearance.

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The sock remains bundled up at the head of the sail while the spinnaker is deployed.

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This hazard is especially dangerous for a multihull that is using a spinnaker in high winds and large seas.

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As with the large mainsails, spinnakers are also generally much larger for a given hull size than had previously been used.

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Since the spinnaker is stored in the sock, the first step is to set up the sock.

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Mirror class rules permit the use of a spinnaker.

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The fractional rig carries around 1000 square feet (93 m) of sail area, main, jib and spinnaker combined.

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