[Rhodes22-list] 175 Genoa/Whisker Pole

[John Tonjes]

Slimmeister,
The pole is ultra light. I would guess that it doesn't weigh more than five
pounds. It has very little effect on the shape of the sail. In very light
air I pole it out so the sail is almost tight and use both genoa sheets to
control the sail. It works quite well. One day last year Captain Keller and
I were on a downwind run on the big end of the lake going wing on wing. Both
of our main sails were on the inside. We were able to keep the ends of our
booms one to two feet apart the entire run which probably lasted forty five
minutes. It was incredible sailing that close together for as long as we
did. Winds were probably in the 6 mph range if I remember correctly.
The whisker pole is probably to light for what we use it for, but if it
breaks it's easy to replace ($) unlike a more expensive spinnaker pole. The
light weight also makes it very easy to deploy and retrieve. I've had mine
for two years now and haven't lost it over board (my greatest fear) or had
it break in a strong wind. It does the job just fine. I'm able to store mine
on the port side storage area in the V berth.

Rummy

On Nov 29, 2007 4:00 AM, Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Rummy,
>
> I take it you don't use  halyard/downhaul controls.  Do you get good sail
> shape with it just being poled out?  I'd think that in light air, the
> weight
> of the pole would bare on the leech and the opposite in heavy air--or am I
> splitting hairs here needed only for racing and squeezing out every
> 0.2knots?
>
> Slim
>
> On Nov 28, 2007 6:00 AM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Rex,
> > Bob Keller and I both use a whisker pole available from West Marine. I
> >  don't
> > have a catalog in front of me, but it costs around $100.00, maybe a
> little
> > more. I installed the attachment point on the front of the mast, but
> have
> > never
> >  used it. I find it more convenient to use the turnbuckles which are
> > easily
> > accessible from the cockpit. I have marks on the whisker pole telling me
> > where
> > I  need to extend the pole to from different wind positions. The whisker
> > pole
> > keeps  the genoa filled and eliminates the incessant and annoying
> flapping
> > around.
> > Experiment and you to will become proficient with it. Practice,
> practice,
> > and more practice.
> >
> > Rummy
> >
> >
> >
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