What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Spinnaker vs Gennaker - What's the difference?

spinnaker | gennaker |

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

is that spinnaker is (nautical) a supplemental sail to the main sail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind while gennaker is (nautical) a sail having characteristics of a genoa and a spinnaker.

As nouns the difference between spinnaker and gennaker

is that spinnaker is (nautical) a supplemental sail to the main sail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind while gennaker is (nautical) a sail having characteristics of a genoa and a spinnaker.

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.
  • gennaker

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia gennaker) (en noun)
  • (nautical) A sail having characteristics of a genoa and a spinnaker