[Rhodes22-list] Barber Hauler Rummy

[Slim]

Who's Still?  (I had to have a few more drinks to catch my error.)

On 12/3/06 1:36 AM, "Slim" <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:

> My curiosity has been piqued and I want to try it.  When I'm on a broad
> reach or a run, what I need is a whisker pole, sort of the opposite of a
> barber hauler.  But on a point of sail between close reach and beam reach, I
> can see where it would help.  Although sailing on Lake Minnetonka usually
> requires lots of frequent maneuvers and I don't race so the BH might be more
> hassle than it's worth in order to get another half knot or so until I tack
> again five minutes later.  Tom, you said they're use a lot on long distance
> racing and that's pretty much the very antithesis of what I do.  Still,
> thanks, all, for this discussion.
> 
> Still
> 
> On 12/2/06 7:21 PM, "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> I'm sorry if I'm sounding anal about this topic, but I sail on a broad  reach
>> frequently and have never found my current rigging to be lacking anything  as
>> far as adjustment or the possibilities for sail adjustment for optimum
>> performance.
>> I know that many people complain about the 175, but I find it highly
>> adjustable and not lacking in most wind conditions. Perhaps my lack of
>> knowledge  
>> with a lot of other equipment is hindering my understanding of this subject.
>> That being said, I can tune my rigging for almost any conditions and do it
>> easily by myself. Based on how my boat is equipped, it still sounds like
>> trying  to 
>> reinvent the wheel.
>> 
>> R
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