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...

SpiNNaker (spiking neural network architecture) is a massively parallel, manycore supercomputer architecture designed by the Advanced Processor Technologies...

Spinnaker is a free and open-source continuous delivery software platform originally developed by Netflix and extended by Google. It is designed to work...

The Spinnaker Tower is a 170-metre (560 ft) landmark observation tower in Portsmouth, England. It is the centrepiece of the redevelopment of Portsmouth...

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...

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", "A-sail"...

spinnaker pole is a spar used in sailboats (both dinghies and yachts) to help support and control a variety of headsails, particularly the spinnaker....

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...

Spinnaker Software Corporation was a software company founded in 1982 known primarily for its line of non-curriculum based educational software, which...

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"...

Spinnaker Island may refer to: Spinnaker Island (Massachusetts), an island in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, United States Spinnaker Island (Lake Burley...

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...

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)...

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....

carried between the spinnaker and the mainsail on racing yachts), the genoa staysail (a larger one carried inside the spinnaker when broad reaching)...

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...

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...

the mainsail. In downwind conditions (with the wind behind the boat) a spinnaker replaces the jib. Some mainsails are "full-batten" mainsails, meaning...

used on sailing ships as a free flying spinnaker substitute. There are significant advantages to having the spinnaker catching wind further above the surface...

region. The boat is fractionally rigged, with a conventional spinnaker pole and symmetric spinnaker. An unusual feature of the rig, required for class racing...

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...

One-Design high-performance two-person monohull planing sailing dinghy, with spinnaker, utilising a trapeze for the crew. The origins of the class began in 1953...

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)...

amphitheater. It is the home of UNF Student Government, The Spinnaker, Spinnaker Television, Spinnaker Radio, the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life, the LGBT...

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...

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...

1975), American rapper I-20 (sailing scow), a sloop rigged scow with a spinnaker I2O, a defunct computer I/O specification Hyundai i20, a car Japanese...

scope over the years, attracting more participants and spectators alike. Spinnaker is a recreational activity that is commonly mistaken as parasailing. Both...

They also may be classified as symmetrical (square sails and symmetric spinnakers) or asymmetrical (most other sails). Typically, asymmetrical sails perform...

Three-sided Asymmetrical spinnaker Crab claw* Gennaker Genoa Jib Lateen Mainsail (Bermuda rig) Raffee Ringtail* Screecher* Spinnaker Staysail Trysail* Four-sided...