Talk:Spanker (sail)

Quote: On a racing or cruising yacht, a spanker is an additional headsail set beside and to windward of a spinnaker when running downwind. It is often of bright colours to match the particular spinnaker with which it is designed to be used, is relatively narrow, and is sometimes called a tallboy

That may be true, so I will not contradict it, but it is actually the definition of the Blooper

Two kinds?

Our definition starts by saying "A spanker is one of two kinds of sail", but then it lists only one. Do we have any idea of what the second kind is supposed to be? DJ Clayworth (talk) 20:07, 25 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not helpful

This article is a prime example of what a Wikipedia article should NOT be. It's only useful if you already know what the article is about. Instead of giving a clear explanation to someone who is NOT a nautical expert, it goes in circles using terms, that need definition of their own, to define other terms. The picture provided in the article, together with its caption, is almost comical. The Spanker sails could have simply been marked red (or another color) and all other sails blue. Instead, ALL sails are blue (useless) and the caption is running in circles the same way the text of the article does. This article is a piece of non-information. It's only use case is that of a bad example. Whoever took part in writing this article: This article is bad and you should feel bad. MiBerG (talk) 21:01, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]