Difference between revisions of "Genoa"

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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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-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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-Genoas as large as 150% are common on ocean-going sailboats.