Raising the spinnaker while tacking is not advised.
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Spinnaker
/ˈspɪnəkɚ/
Synonyms for "spinnaker" (7 found)
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3 entriesasymmetric spinnakercruising spinnakersymmetrical spinnaker
Collocations
6 entriesasymmetric spinnakerspinnaker halyardspinnaker polespinnaker sailspinnaker sheetsymmetrical spinnaker
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Spinach is a plant, while a spinnaker is a sail.
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On the port tack layline , you're defenseless against starboard tackers — you have to dip them , no matter how much you may lose doing it — and the wind shadow of boats spinnakering away from the mark can cost you plenty.
Source: wiktionary
We spinnakered out into the Atlantic and, fortunately, the wind died as night fell.
Source: wiktionary