I think you'll find that at typical spinnaker pole is too short. Spin poles are roughly equal to the "J" length. As I understand it an asym pole should be roughly the same length as the foot.
I just bought a whisker pole from forespar. The website has lots of guidance regarding recommended pole length. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Jun 17, 2016 11:45 AM, "TOM VINCENT via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: I race on Wednesday nights on the Bohemia River in Maryland and lately the race committee has been doing a better job having a windward start and a down wind leg. Unfortunately, I use an assymetrical spinnaker which does very poorly dead down wind, even gybing has not helped. One of my crew was wondering if we used a regular spinnaker pole, if it would help us down wind. I was wondering if anyone on the forum has any experience using a pole with an assymetrical spinnaker. Tom Vincent Frolic II, C&C 36 cb Chesapeake City, MD _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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