Joe; what I would like to get is some analysis on whether the lighter pole is worth the additional cost? Thanks
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 3, 2019, at 12:25 PM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Pro – it is lighter > Con – it costs more > > Joe > Coquina > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Richard > Bush via CnC-List > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2019 1:46 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Richard Bush <bushma...@aol.com> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Stus-List Downwind sailing- Whisker pole length and > height > > Andy; I liked your article; would you advise pro or con on the cost of using > a carbon fiber whisker pole? Thanks > > Richard > s/v Bushmark4: 1985 C&C 37 CB: Ohio River, Mile 596 > Richard N. Bush > 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine > Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 > 502-584-7255 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Burton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Andrew Burton <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com> > Sent: Tue, Apr 2, 2019 10:26 am > Subject: Re: Stus-List Downwind sailing- Whisker pole length and height > > Here's a short piece I wrote on how to rig and set a pole. It really isn't > too big a chore, if you do it right. > https://www.cruisingworld.com/how/sailing-downwind-set-whisker-pole > > Andy > > Andrew Burton > 139 Tuckerman Ave > Middletown, RI > USA 02842 > > www.burtonsailing.com > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > +401 965-5260 > > On Apr 2, 2019, at 09:33, David Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I have to disagree with the recommendation to just use the spinnaker pole. I > bought a whisker pole because it weighs much less than the spinnaker pole and > I can store it vertically attached at the mast end. I don’t think I could > maneuver the spinnaker pole in place by myself on the unstable deck of a boat > downwind. I don’t trust my balance plus it is really heavy and unwieldy even > on firm ground. The whisker pole also allows me to set different lengths > depending on conditions. > > Related to that: I read the Forespar recommendations on whisker pole use the > other day. They strongly recommended using a topping lift. I have not done > that although I have one. It seems like it might affect sail shape as the > weight of the pole pulling down on the clew might alter the shape of the > leech of the sail. I will play when I can sail again, but wonder if anyone > has thoughts. Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > <pastedGraphic.tiff> > > On Mar 29, 2019, at 7:04 PM, dwight veinot via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Pretty serious racers there worrying about using a whisker pole longer than J > and the associated time penalty and that is really only a consideration on a > run. There are so many other reasons to take extra seconds or minutes to > complete the course. Just stick with your spin pole use your topping lift and > pole the genoa out a little to windward so wing on wing with genoa to weather > Always found that fastest on a run and less chance of accidental jibe of the > mainsail. Try it if you got a spinn pole onboard > > On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 7:48 PM David via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > If I were racing in that neck of the woods I would like some clarification of > this. Unrestricted pole length is a major advantage...especially in light > airs. > > Get Outlook for Android > > From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> on behalf of Michael Brown via > CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 12:40:21 PM > > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Michael Brown > Subject: Re: Stus-List Downwind sailing- Whisker pole length and height > > Not much in the PHRF-LO Handicapper's manual on the topic. It is covered in > meeting notes from 2008 and 2009. > > WPL penalty – There will no longer be a penalty for oversized Whisker Pole > lengths. > > 2009 Spring Meeting. > > https://www.phrf-lo.org/index.php/about-us/meetings/central-council/205-2009-spring-meeting > > It would be nice if there was some definitive statement in the current > documentation but I > do not see any. > > > Michael Brown > Windburn > C&C 30-1 > > > > > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 12:45:53 +0000 > From: "Hoyt, Mike" <mike.h...@impgroup.com> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > > Michael > > Check the PHRF-LO bylaws carefully. In PHRF-NS the whicker pole is > considered to be a spinnaker pole which is limited to J. You may wish to > look in a definitions section if one is available. I have been involved with > handicapping for many years in our region and this is my understanding of how > most areas do it. However I do know there are some areas that have separate > limit for whisker pole than for spinnaker pole that is permitted to be longer > than J ? I just cannot recall at this time which areas those are > > Mike > Persistence > Halifax, NS > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. 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