The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Spinnaker

Sea Terms

A racing sail shaped like a jib, the open foot of which is extended along a light spar called a spinnaker boom. It is set on the opposite side to the main boom when the vessel is sailing with the wind abaft the beam.

Cutter yacht under way, lowering spinnaker-boom
Cutter yacht under way, lowering spinnaker-boom
Cutter yacht under way, showing spinnaker set
Cutter yacht under way, showing spinnaker set
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