[Rhodes22-list] 175 Genoa/Whisker Pole

[Steven Alm]

Rummy,

Cool.  5 lbs.?  WM?

Slimmy

On Nov 29, 2007 7:53 PM, Rick Lange <SloopBlueHeron at isp.com> wrote:

>
>
>
> The key to the genoa keeping its shape is the weight of the sail
> fabric, at least up to 10 knots. Above that, the leach will pull up, but
> I don't care because I have put the pole away and started furling to keep
> at hull speed without lee helm.
> Rick
> > 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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