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A ''genoa'', or "genny", is a large foresail on a sloop or other sailboat, much like a jib sail, but larger.
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A ''genoa'', or "jenny", is a large foresail on a sloop or similar sailboat, much like a jib sail, but larger.
  
Jibs and genoas are often described by their size relative to a boat's foretriangle.  The ''foretriangle'' is the triangle created by the mast, the forestay, and the deck between the mast and the bow.  If a jibsail's area is 80% of the area of the foretriangle, it is referred to as an "80% jib"Generally, if the sail's area is greater than 100% of the foretriangle, it is referred to as a genoa, not a jib, but the terms are often interchanged.
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Jibs and genoas are often described by their size relative to a boat's foretriangle.  The ''foretriangle'' is the triangle created by the mast, the forestay, and the deck between the mast and the bow.  Technically, a jib sail's area is always less than the size of the foretriangle.  A genoa is larger than the foretriangle and the luff of the sail reaches back aft of the mast.  In practice, the terms "jib" and "genoa" are often interchanged when describing a genoa.
  
Genoas as large as 150% are common on ocean-going sailboats.
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Genoas are common on ocean-going sailboats. They usually have a roller-furling mechanism on the forestay to allow for easy deployment and furling of the large sail.
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== External Links ==
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genoa_(sail) Wikipedia article on Genoas]

Revision as of 09:43, 1 September 2007

A genoa, or "jenny", is a large foresail on a sloop or similar sailboat, much like a jib sail, but larger.

Jibs and genoas are often described by their size relative to a boat's foretriangle. The foretriangle is the triangle created by the mast, the forestay, and the deck between the mast and the bow. Technically, a jib sail's area is always less than the size of the foretriangle. A genoa is larger than the foretriangle and the luff of the sail reaches back aft of the mast. In practice, the terms "jib" and "genoa" are often interchanged when describing a genoa.

Genoas are common on ocean-going sailboats. They usually have a roller-furling mechanism on the forestay to allow for easy deployment and furling of the large sail.


External Links

Wikipedia article on Genoas