[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Gennakers are asymmetrically cut headsails made from very lightweight nylon or polyester cloth, designed for use on reaching courses from 60\u00b0 to 150\u00b0 apparent wind angle (AWA).<\/p>\n
Depending on their intended use, gennakers differ in size, shape, and the materials from which they are made.<\/p>\n
The sail is flown with a free\u2011flying luff ahead of the forestay. The tack is trimmed either with a tackle system or fixed with a strop to a dedicated bow fitting or an extendable bowsprit. The gennaker is hoisted using the spinnaker halyard. The sheets are attached to the clew: the leeward sheet runs aft to a block at the stern, while the windward sheet is led forward around the outside of the forestay and then aft for gybing. <\/p>\n
Compared to spinnakers, gennakers are significantly easier to hoist, fly, trim, gybe, and douse. For this reason, they are often used on cruising yachts as an effective and user\u2011friendly sail for reaching and close\u2011reaching courses. <\/p>\n
Modern racing yachts also carry gennakers as a standard part of their sail inventory.<\/p>\n
A gennaker is not suitable for dead\u2011downwind sailing. In this position, the sail falls into the wind shadow of the mainsail, loses power, and collapses.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gennakers are asymmetrically cut headsails made from very lightweight nylon or polyester cloth, designed for use on reaching courses from 60\u00b0 to 150\u00b0 apparent wind angle (AWA). Depending on their intended use, gennakers differ in size, shape, and the materials from which they are made. The sail is flown with a free\u2011flying luff ahead of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6588,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Gennaker sind asymmetrisch geschnittene, aus sehr leichtem Nylon oder Polyester Tuch hergestellte Vorsegel f\u00fcr den Einsatzbereich auf raumen Kursen von 60\u00b0 bis 150\u00b0 AWA.\r\n\r\nJe nach Einsatzbereich unterscheiden sich Gennaker in Gr\u00f6\u00dfe, Profilierung und dem Material aus dem sie gemacht sind.\r\n\r\nDas Segel wird mit einem frei fliegendem Vorliek vor dem Vorstag gefahren. Der Hals wird zum Trimmen mit einer Talje oder fest mit einem Stropp an einem speziellen Bugbeschlag oder an einem nach vorne ausfahrbaren Bugspriet angeschlagen. Gesetzt wird der Gennaker mit dem Spifall. Die Schoten werden am Schothorn befestigt. Die Lee-Schot wird zum Heck des Schiffes und dort \u00fcber eine Rolle gef\u00fchrt. Die Luv-Schot wird f\u00fcr die Halse ben\u00f6tigt und au\u00dfen um das Vorstag herum in Luv nach achtern gef\u00fchrt.\r\n\r\nGennaker sind im Vergleich zu Spinnakern deutlich einfacher zu setzen, zu fahren, zu trimmen, zu halsen und zu bergen. Sie werden deshalb auf Fahrtenyachten gern statt eines Spinnakers als gutes und effektives Segel f\u00fcr Raum- bis Halbwindkurse eingesetzt.\r\n\r\nAuch auf modernen Rennyachten geh\u00f6ren Gennakern zum festen Segelinventar.\r\n\r\nF\u00fcr reine Vorwindkurse eignet sich der Gennaker nicht. Zu sehr ger\u00e4t das Segel in den Windschatten des Gro\u00dfsegels, verliert an Leistung und f\u00e4llt ein.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[84,82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-downwind-sails","category-sail"],"yoast_head":"\n