{"id":7406,"date":"2025-01-28T15:21:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fritz-segel.com\/nicht-kategorisiert\/spinnaker\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T15:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:21:12","slug":"spinnaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fritz-segel.com\/en\/sail\/spinnaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Spinnaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spinnakers are symmetrical downwind sails designed for courses from 90\u00b0 apparent wind angle (AWA) all the way to 180\u00b0 AWA. They are made from very lightweight nylon or polyester materials. <\/p>\n<p>To sail with a spinnaker safely in all wind and weather conditions, you need a well\u2011trained crew and an experienced helmsman. Handling the spinnaker pole during hoisting, dousing, and gybing requires practice. <\/p>\n<p>For this reason, the much easier\u2011to\u2011trim gennaker is increasingly replacing the spinnaker on many cruising yachts.<\/p>\n<p>However, on courses from 150\u00b0 AWA down to dead downwind (180\u00b0 AWA), no gennaker can match the performance of a spinnaker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spinnakers are symmetrical downwind sails designed for courses from 90\u00b0 apparent wind angle (AWA) all the way to 180\u00b0 AWA. They are made from very lightweight nylon or polyester materials. To sail with a spinnaker safely in all wind and weather conditions, you need a well\u2011trained crew and an experienced helmsman. 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