#spinnaker

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An ocean racer running under spinnaker in the moonlight by Charles Pears

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The Spinnaker

A spinnaker is a large triangular sail set on a spar that swings out opposite the mainsail, used on yachts when running before the wind. Spinnakers are made of lightweight fabric and they can be designed by the shape of the panels and seams to work best as either a reaching or running spinnaker. They are attached at only three points and are considered flown.

Some dictionaries believe that the origin of the word goes back to the first vessel that commonly sailed with a spinnaker, a cutter yacht called the Sphinx, which was mispronounced as a spinx. The Sphinx first set its spinnaker in the Solent in 1865, and the word was first used in 1866. There is also a theory that the sail was called Sphinx's acre and was then mispronounced and became the spinnaker.

Cutter Yacht Sphinx, 47 Tons off Southsea. Winning the Albert Cup 1866, by William Foster, c. 1867

Another suggestion is that the idea for the sail was developed in 1865 by William Gordon, the owner of the racing yacht Niobe. He wanted to name the sail after his yacht, but the remark of a crew member, "Now there's a sail that will make her turn", became "spin maker", which developed into the "spinnaker".

However, it has been pointed out that the skippers of the Thames sailing vessels also used the term "spinnaker" for their jibstay sails. Unlike the other tanned sails of these boats, the spinnakers were usually white in colour. It has therefore been suggested that the term "may be connected with the obsolete word spoon, meaning to run before the wind (cf. spindrift)". Early use of the verb to spoon can be traced back to the 16th century; the change from spoon to spin in the term spindrift is attributed to a local Scottish pronunciation. However, according to Merriam Webster's dictionary, spindrift derives from a local Scottish pronunciation of speen (not spoon), which means "to sail before a strong wind" but the origin of the word spinnaker is simply unknown.

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Red Sailing

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The best sailing on our catamaran is downwind with the spinnaker flying ⛵

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USA 1990

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I guess I was right that I’m either fooling myself or getting played again. Even when she was in the next subdivision

And proving everything

About the RO was a lie she didn’t try to make anything right, fair or just and again I fall for the same m.o. I will wait at home because I know she knows everything about me

See ya thanks for fucking with me and my head again!

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Landco Pacific’s The Spinnaker Makes History as the First and Only Philippine Property Acclaimed as Best International Sustainable Residential Development at the 2024-2025 International Property Awards

Landco Pacific Corporation’s The Spinnaker is named the Best International Sustainable Residential Development, a prestigious milestone as the first and only Philippine property to earn this recognition at the 2024-2025 International Property Awards (IPA) in a culminating glittery gala night held at The Savoy, London. The 22-storey beachfront condotel The Spinnaker, poised as an iconic…

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Laser Lords (Spinnaker - CDI - 1992)

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Les montres Bob L'éponge de Spinnaker

Découvrez la collaboration Bob L'éponge X Spinnaker pour les 25 ans de Bikini Bottom et de ses habitants !

Comme pour les sneakers, la pop-culture est aussi une source d’inspiration pour les montres. Et cette fois, c’est le dessin animé pour enfants, plus ou moins grands, Bob L’éponge, qui est mis à l’honneur dans une formidable collection de montres de plongée chez Spinnaker. De Bikini Bottom à votre poignet ! Tout droit sorti de son ananas au fond de l’océan, Bob L’éponge vient donc habiller une…

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Spinnaker Font

Spinnaker is a sans-serif font inspired by French and British ship travel posters. Use this- https://www.freefontdownload.org/en/spinnaker.font