[Rhodes22-list] 175 Genoa/Whisker Pole

[Rick Lange]

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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