If sailing at the right angles I believe you can be competitive....somewhat. What was the true wind speed usually. Say on a frustrating night? Are you trying to follow the symmetrical chutes to the leeward mark at the same angle? In anything but a good blow you should be sailing a much higher angle and therefore gybing more. It will feel very very strange when you are doing it right, like at the right angles.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 17, 2016, at 2:48 PM, Gary Nylander via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Two friends, who are now getting ready to start the Newport to Bermuda race > on their Cal 40s, carry both symmetrical and asymmetrical chutes. They use > their pole with both. When they have variable conditions and the wind is from > the beam and moving back and forth, they can put the asym on the pole and > bring it back when necessary, but can bring it to the forestay for reaching. > > The rules (PHRF Chesapeake) penalize for both spinnakers (3 sec) and have > more penalties for poles longer than J. If you use a whisker pole, you have > to mark it at the J measurement and not go longer or you will get penalized. > > Gary, St. Michaels MD > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Josh > Muckley via CnC-List > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 11:54 AM > To: C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Assymetrical spinnaker pole > > 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! > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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