fobos8
Member
Hi guys
I was watching this video in amazement at some of the foredeck skills. At 39:40 you see Stars and Stripes going into a Gybe set.
When we do a gybe set on our 8-metre we put the pole up right after the Genoa has gybed and then hoist the spi. These guys gybe with the inboard end up of the pole up, and hoist the spi just before the gybe, so it fills on the gybe.
Anyone tried it this way. I'm curious about how they stopped the outboard end of the pole swinging into the sea whilst going around the mark. On our boat its lightly bungeed to a cup near the forestay and we remove the bungee just before pole up. But on this boat the inboard end is already up meaning the bungee would precariously holding the outboard end in position.
I'd love to give this a try on our boat and would welcome any tips.
Cheers, Andrew
I was watching this video in amazement at some of the foredeck skills. At 39:40 you see Stars and Stripes going into a Gybe set.
When we do a gybe set on our 8-metre we put the pole up right after the Genoa has gybed and then hoist the spi. These guys gybe with the inboard end up of the pole up, and hoist the spi just before the gybe, so it fills on the gybe.
Anyone tried it this way. I'm curious about how they stopped the outboard end of the pole swinging into the sea whilst going around the mark. On our boat its lightly bungeed to a cup near the forestay and we remove the bungee just before pole up. But on this boat the inboard end is already up meaning the bungee would precariously holding the outboard end in position.
I'd love to give this a try on our boat and would welcome any tips.
Cheers, Andrew