[DOC] [TLE] jeopardy/20 at master  towski/jeopardy  GitHub [PAR] ... War"},{"question":"This large, triangular sail used on some racing yachts is said 
to derive its name from a yacht called the Sphinx","category":"WORD ORIGINS"... [DOC] [TLE] 0 $9600 $19700 - Game Show NewsNet [PAR] Clue: This large triangular sail used on some racing yachts is said to derive its 
name from a yacht called the Sphinx. Tom's guess: "What is a mainsail?" Correct
... [DOC] [TLE] Spinnaker | Define Spinnaker at Dictionary.com [PAR] Spinnaker definition, a large, usually triangular sail carried by a yacht as a ... 
1865-70; said to be alteration of Sphinx, name of the first yacht making regular 
use of this sail ... a large light triangular racing sail set from the foremast of a 
yacht when ... traditionally derived from Sphinx, the yacht that first adopted this 
type of sail. [DOC] [TLE] spinnaker - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] "spinnaker" definition: a large and usually triangular headsail. carried by a ... The 
spinnaker fills with wind and balloons out in front of the boat when it's deployed, 
... a large, triangular, baggy headsail used on some racing yachts when ... Origin: 
said to be from spinx, altered after Sphinx, name of a yacht which carried the sail. [DOC] [TLE] Spinnaker - Wikipedia [PAR] A spinnaker is a special type of sail that is designed specifically for sailing off the 
wind from a ... This is called "flying a shy spinnaker", and is used for reaching. ... 
has the first boat to carry this sail being a Cowes yacht named Sphinx, from which 
... Symmetrical spinnakers have large amounts of camber, making them nearly... [DOC] [TLE] languagehat.com : SPINNAKER. [PAR] Dec 3, 2011 ... Some dictionaries suggest that the origin of the word could be traced to the first 
boat to commonly fly a spinnaker, a yacht called the Sphinx, ... Unlike the other, 
tanned sails of these boats, the spinnakers were usually of white color. ... to make 
the race's name has been the spinnaker and not the jib.  says:. [DOC] [TLE] Dixon Kemp's Dictionary - Cheap Pages [PAR] A gentleman under the signature of "Far West" says he has used a form of sliding 
... On letting go the halyard, the sail falls into the boat in a moment; it is made up 
.... penalises some more severely than others, but supposing their rating for the ... 
The Cambria, in the Atlantic yacht race 1870 only attained a maximum speed of... [DOC] [TLE] NOTE ON A FURTHER WAY OF TAKING OFF THE LINES OF A ... [PAR] (known in Britain as the bracket model and used in south Cornwall into the I ..... 
that the word itself is derived from the name of the yacht Sphinx, said to have ... it 
is significant that in each case they called their sail a spinnaker (Dixon Kemp's 
Manual of Yacht .... large spread carried by racing yachts (literally: spin-maker). 
21. [DOC] [TLE] General Sailing Wiki - Scribd [PAR] Sailing is the art of controlling a boat with large (usually fabric) foils called sails. ... 
A sailing vessel moves forward because of the reaction of moving air on its sails. 
.... Mainsail furling is almost never used while racing because it results in a less 
...... traced to the first boat to commonly fly a spinnaker, a yacht called the Sphinx,
... [DOC] [TLE] Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing and Architecture - Kemp - Scribd [PAR] A sail is said to fall aboard when, from the lightness of the wind or other ... In 
racing yachts, if there be any amateurs on board, they are generally made use of 
as ...... of a large steam yacht. or be may find. that he has some further large 
amount to ...... Its name is derived from a Coffee House kept by Mr. Edward Lloyd 
in Tower... [DOC] [TLE] Wikipedia Terms - Princeton University [PAR] race  states  time ... large  land  form .... derive  economy .... boat .... so-called 
.... sail ..... triangle ...... yacht ...... names ......

Question: This large, triangular sail used on some racing yachts is said to derive its name from a yacht called the Sphinx
Answer: a spinnaker