[Rhodes22-list] Whisker pole, was: Rhodes Sailing Videos

[Bud]

Jay and Rummy,
  thanks for the whisker pole inputs!

-Bud

Jay Friedland wrote:

> Bud,
> The quick answer if you're running a 150-175% gennie has been the  
> Forespar HD 6-12L, expanded to 8' or 9'. I had a fixed ring mount and  
> went to a ring on a 24" adjustable track, approximately 18" off the  
> deck to keep the foot at it's normal height above the deck or pole  
> horizontal. A topping lift is needed, and the pole sets between the  
> fore lower stay and the upper stay. Several owners store theirs  
> against the mast, but an already heavy mast with stored main, and  
> less frequent use of the full centerboard dictates v-berth storage to  
> me.
>
> Also, for a lot of single-handed sailing, I've opted for the UPS  
> cruising spinnaker as my downwind choice for ease of setting (whisker  
> pole is near impossible to set single-handed). Typically, I'll run  
> gennie and UPS wing on wing solo.
>
> Hope this helps.
> Jay
>
> On Oct 16, 2006, at 9:10 AM, budconnor at earthlink.net wrote:
>
>> All,
>>   while on the topic ... does anybody have any whisker pole  
>> recommendations?
>> Such as length, diameter, how to attach to the mast, how high up  the 
>> mast, etc.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bud
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>>> From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
>>> Sent: Oct 16, 2006 7:46 AM
>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes Sailing Videos
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 10/15/2006 11:40:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> napoli68 at charter.net writes:
>>>
>>> http://www.sailingtexas.com/Movies/Rhodes22c/srhodes22c2.html
>>>
>>>
>>> Great videos, but he needs to spend a hundred bucks and buy a  
>>> whisker  pole.
>>>
>>> Rummy
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