Spinnaker vs. Jenkins — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Spinnaker and Jenkins
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Spinnaker
A spinnaker is a sail designed specifically for sailing off the wind from a reaching course to a downwind, i.e. with the wind 90–180° off bow.
Jenkins
A name of contempt for a flatterer of persons high in social or official life; as, the Jenkins employed by a newspaper.
Spinnaker
A large triangular headsail secured only at the corners, used on sailboats when running before the wind.
Spinnaker
(nautical) A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.
Spinnaker
(nautical) To sail using a spinnaker
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Spinnaker
A large triangular sail set upon a boom, - used when running before the wind.
Spinnaker
Large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind
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