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asymmetrical spinnaker

asymmetrical spinnaker noun: a headsail which, like ordinary spinnaker is attached to the boat only in its corners, but is asymmetrically shaped. The shape makes is suitable for winds from beam reach to broad reach whereas ordinary symmetrical spinnaker is best suited for winds from run to broad reach. The tack of the asymmetrical spinnaker is usually attached to a bowsprit instead of a spinnaker pole.

Noun

asymmetrical spinnaker (plural asymmetrical spinnakers)

  1. (yachts) A headsail which, like ordinary spinnaker is attached to the boat only in its corners, but is asymmetrically shaped. The shape makes is suitable for winds from beam reach to broad reach whereas ordinary symmetrical spinnaker is best suited for winds from run to broad reach. The tack of the asymmetrical spinnaker is usually attached to a bowsprit instead of a spinnaker pole.
    Synonyms:
    A-sail, aspin, asym, gennaker

Synonyms of asymmetrical spinnaker

Forms of asymmetrical spinnaker

pluralasymmetrical spinnakers
alternative formasymmetric spinnaker

Questions about asymmetrical spinnaker

What does asymmetrical spinnaker mean?
Asymmetrical spinnaker means a headsail which, like ordinary spinnaker is attached to the boat only in its corners, but is asymmetrically shaped. The shape makes is suitable for winds from beam reach to broad reach whereas ordinary symmetrical spinnaker is best suited for winds from run to broad reach. The tack of the asymmetrical spinnaker is usually attached to a bowsprit instead of a spinnaker pole.
What part of speech is asymmetrical spinnaker?
Asymmetrical spinnaker is a noun.
What is the plural of asymmetrical spinnaker?
The plural of asymmetrical spinnaker is asymmetrical spinnakers.

Words near asymmetrical spinnaker in the dictionary

  1. asymmetric syntheses
  2. asymmetric synthesis
  3. asymmetric warfare
  4. asymmetrical
  5. asymmetrical meter
  6. asymmetrical spinnaker
  7. asymmetrical spinnakers
  8. asymmetrical warfare
  9. asymmetricalities
  10. asymmetricality
  11. asymmetrically

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