A spinnaker is a sail designed specifically for sailing off the wind on courses between a reach (wind at 90° to the course) to downwind (course in the...
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Spinnaker is a free and open-source continuous delivery software platform originally developed by Netflix and extended by Google. It is designed to work...
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Look up spinnaker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A spinnaker is a type of sail. Spinnaker can also refer to: Spinnaker (software), an open-source...
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SpiNNaker (spiking neural network architecture) is a massively parallel, manycore supercomputer architecture designed by the Advanced Processor Technologies...
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The Spinnaker Tower is a 170-metre (560 ft) landmark observation tower in Portsmouth, England. It is the centrepiece of the redevelopment of Portsmouth...
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spinnaker pole is a spar used in sailboats (both dinghies and yachts) to help support and control a variety of headsails, particularly the spinnaker....
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An asymmetrical spinnaker is a sail used when sailing between about 90 and 165 degrees from the angle of the wind. Also known as an "asym", "aspin", or...
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Spinnaker Software Corporation was a software company founded in 1982 known primarily for its line of non-curriculum based educational software, which...
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The Spinnaker is the official student magazine, 24/7 website, radio station, and TV station of the University of North Florida (UNF). The first issue...
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Sheet (sailing) (redirect from Spinnaker sheet)
be in use at one time. The spinnaker sheet attaches to the clew(s) of the spinnaker, if carried. A symmetrical spinnaker has two sheets, an "active"...
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Spinnaker Island may refer to: Spinnaker Island (Massachusetts), an island in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, United States Spinnaker Island (Lake Burley...
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sailing downwind, it is a cross between a genoa and a spinnaker. It is not symmetric like a true spinnaker but is asymmetric like a genoa, but the gennaker...
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carried between the spinnaker and the mainsail on racing yachts), the genoa staysail (a larger one carried inside the spinnaker when broad reaching)...
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a sailboat. On a modern sloop-rigged sailboat with a symmetric spinnaker, the spinnaker pole is the spar most commonly controlled by one or more guys....
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The Spinnaker is a high-rise development in Point Waterfront in Durban, South Africa. It is the tallest building in the Point Waterfront Precinct. It...
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Korsaranthus (redirect from Spinnaker anemone)
Korsaranthus natalensis, commonly known as the spinnaker anemone or the candy-striped anemone. The spinnaker anemone is a medium-sized anemone of up to 10 cm...
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the mainsail. In downwind conditions (with the wind behind the boat) a spinnaker replaces the jib. Some mainsails are "full-batten" mainsails, meaning...
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displacement boats. Downwind sailing with a spinnaker Spinnaker set for a broad reach, mobilizing both lift and drag. Spinnaker cross-section trimmed for a broad...
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and the ICA label. The 49er carries three sails: a mainsail, jib, and spinnaker. The main and jib combined are 20 square metres, fully battened and made...
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used on sailing ships as a free flying spinnaker substitute. There are significant advantages to having the spinnaker catching wind further above the surface...
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Evangelist. The waterfront and Portsmouth Harbour are dominated by the Spinnaker Tower, one of the United Kingdom's tallest structures at 560 feet (170 m)...
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Parasailing (section Spinnaker vs. parasailing)
competitions have grown in scope as well as the number of participants. Spinnaker is a recreational activity that is commonly mistaken as parasailing. Both...
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and resist compressive and bending forces, as well as the bowsprit and spinnaker pole. In larger vessels during the age of sail, spare spars could be roped...
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winds; in high wind, a smaller jib is usually substituted, and downwind a spinnaker may be used. The term jib is the generic term for any of an assortment...
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racing event for the 2012 Olympics. The Elliott 6m carries a spinnaker pole and symmetric spinnaker which are considered more suitable for match racing. Sailing...
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that is not part of the working sail plan. The most common extra is the spinnaker. Other extras include studding sails, the modern spanker (or tallboy)...
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atlases), tools and services (such as the sPyNNaker software suite for SpiNNaker hardware)), and community projects. EBRAINS is committed to open science...
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Bidou: Enter the Spinnaker Lounge “Best Show” Nominee: Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF), Helen Bidou: Enter The Spinnaker Lounge “Best Show”...
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introduced to the culture mostly for the male drinkers of the time. The spinnaker present on all packs since the late 1950s is meant to capitalize on the...
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of the mast used to rig the spinnaker pole. It is used to trim the pole to the proper height when hoisting the spinnaker.[citation needed] "Weather and...
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