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Headsail vs Spinnaker - What's the difference?

headsail | spinnaker |

In nautical|lang=en terms the difference between headsail and spinnaker

is that headsail is (nautical) any sail (of a sailing vessel) set forward of the foremost mast while spinnaker is (nautical) a supplemental sail to the main sail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.

As nouns the difference between headsail and spinnaker

is that headsail is (nautical) any sail (of a sailing vessel) set forward of the foremost mast while spinnaker is (nautical) a supplemental sail to the main sail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.

headsail

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) Any sail (of a sailing vessel) set forward of the foremost mast.

    • Synonyms

    * foresail

    spinnaker

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia spinnaker) (en noun)
  • (nautical) A supplemental sail to the main sail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.