I'm looking for a used 12-22 ft (Absolute minimal length 18.9 FT) whisker pole. It seems that in light winds jibing / reaching is not paying off for me..
I was a contender for any of the top 3 spots all the way to the weather mark yesterday.. We had to settle for 4th behind 3 other guys running whisker poles. I stronger winds I've had some success jibing and broad reaching vs the whisker pole guys running straight down. But yesterday (3-7 knots true) I could not make it work. I'm told a shallower reach / more frequent jibes could have made a difference.. But that seems counter intuitive from a VMG standpoint.. I am curious to hear comments from racers on this. if I can't find a used one is there any reason not to buy this one: http://www.mauriprosailing.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=SEL08408460&Store_Code=us&search=Whisker +pole&searchoffset=&filter_cat=&PowerSearch_Begin_Only=&sort=price.desc&range_low=&range_high=&ProductsPerPage=20 It's pretty much the exact length I need for my 135 and seems beefy enough at 3.3 inch diameter? Why would I pay 2X- 2.5 X for the Forespar piece? Thanks in advance, -Francois Rivard 1990 34+ "Take Five" Lake Lanier, Georgi
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