PabloPicasso
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How long should a spinacker pole be. Can it be longer than the distance from the mast to the jib tack?
Longer can give you more projected area on both jib and spinnaker - and more importantly, gets them further from the mainsail. For racing, handicapped accordingly.How long should a spinacker pole be. Can it be longer than the distance from the mast to the jib tack?
Funny my experience is that a spin pole is almost always too long for poling oput a genoa. Can be used but really too long and a shorter whisker pole is better. A jib can be poled out a long way to catch more wind but a shorter pole will tame the jib making it steady. ol'willIf the pole is on the larger side it can also be used to pole out the genoa on a run. This can transform a fraught collapsing genoa into nice relaxing stable downwind run. A pole sized for a dip pole gybe will be too short to hold out the genoa far enough for it to set well.
"Ol Will" often turns up in posts. Seems popular with forumites . Can someone tell me who he is & if he is available for crewing please, cos I have never met the bloke?. ol'will
? @Willam_H has always been ol'will. You're in the wrong hemisphere for him - and I think he's quite happy sailing his own boat anyway!"Ol Will" often turns up in posts. Seems popular with forumites . Can someone tell me who he is & if he is available for crewing please, cos I have never met the bloke?
"Ol Will" often turns up in posts. Seems popular with forumites . Can someone tell me who he is & if he is available for crewing please, cos I have never met the bloke?
Funny my experience is that a spin pole is almost always too long for poling oput a genoa. Can be used but really too long and a shorter whisker pole is better. A jib can be poled out a long way to catch more wind but a shorter pole will tame the jib making it steady. ol'will
"Ol Will" often turns up in posts. Seems popular with forumites . Can someone tell me who he is & if he is available for crewing please, cos I have never met the bloke?