What is the difference between a code 0 and a gennaker?

Code zero is another name for a gennaker. The term gennaker can cover a code zero, screecher, or reaching spinnaker. Gennaker is just a general term for a potential downwind sail, a cross between a Genoa and an asymmetrical spinnaker. It’s a marketing term.

What is a furling gennaker?

Top-down Gennaker Furling systems can make ripping downwind even more accessible for cruising crews and shorthanded sailors as well as as offshore and ocean racers. Gennaker furlers work by attaching an asymmetrical spinnaker to an Anti-Torsion furling cable or rope and hoisting it aloft on a halyard.

What is the difference between a gennaker and spinnaker?

In short, a gennaker has a genoa’s form (asymmetric, head and tack pinned, sheets tied to the clew) with the wide girth of a spinnaker. The gennaker is an all-purpose downwind sail, while spinnakers are built for specific downwind apparent wind angles.

What is the purpose of a gennaker?

The gennaker is a specialty sail primarily used on racing boats to bridge the performance gap between a genoa and a spinnaker. It is sometimes the only downwind sail on board because it is easier to use and less expensive than a spinnaker. Due to its geometry, the sail is less prone to collapsing than a spinnaker.

How do you sail with a gennaker?

To dowse the gennaker, head down to a dead run. The crew should pass off the sheet to the skipper, who should pull it tight. The crew pulls on the dowsing line until taut, then pops the halyard cleat and continues pulling. As necessary, the skipper eases the sheet as the sail is pulled back into the gennaker bag.

What is the difference between a cruising chute and a gennaker?

A cruising chute is primarily the same as a gennaker or asymmetric spinnaker. However, cruising chutes tend to be a little easier to handle than a racing asymmetric sail and in many cases they are more modest in size and are cut a little more conservatively.

Can you sail upwind with a gennaker?

Due to its asymmetrical design, you can sail higher upwind with gennaker than with a spinnaker, although the sail area is almost the same. However, also not as low downwind as with a spinnaker. The gennaker is perfect for long space courses with a wind angle in medium winds between 90 and 140 degrees.