Neil, In my opinion you are mis-interpreting the YRALIR non-spinnaker regulations.
The regulation is 1. Pole Length: Whisker poles may not be longer than "LP" without penalty. Extendable poles must be banded to indicate their maximum permitted length. Spinnaker poles may be used as whisker poles. When a competitor declares a LP greater than 135% and a pole of J length, a +6 credit may be claimed. If the declared LP is from 120% to 135% with a J length pole, +3 credit may be claimed. No credit is available when the declared LP is less than 120% with a J length pole. There is no "penalty" for a whisker pole, rather a credit if it is less then LP. As to the value of a whisker pole and the size appropriate for the boat, I raced my Catalina 30 Tall Rig with a forespar 12-22 whisker pole VERY successfully. Downwind or reaching I regularly passed lower rated boats who had spinnaker poles for whisker. The farther out you can project the clew the better. Also for a 32 foot boat I would be concerned with the diameter of the pole. More is better given the load on the jib. Best, Eric 34/36+ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ "I want 10,000 tough guys, and I want 10,000 soft guys to make the tough guys look tougher! And here's how I want them arranged: tough, soft, tough, tough, soft, tough, soft, soft, tough, tough, soft, soft, tough, soft, tough, soft!" *Russ Cargill* On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 5:23 PM, Rick Brass <rickbr...@earthlink.net> wrote: > J is the max length for a spinnaker pole without penalty under PHRF rules. > In PHRF regions that do not make a distinction between a spin pole and a > whisker pole, any pole longer than J wil get a penalty. > > In regions that do make a distinction, you can follow the best sailing > practice of having a whisker pole equal to 1.24 of J, presuming your > largest genoa is a 155. > > Rick Brass > > Sent from my iPad > > On Apr 4, 2014, at 12:22, "Hoyt, Mike" <mike.h...@impgroup.com> wrote: > > Whisker pole is generally supposed to equal the J measurement of your > boat. For the 32 is 12.8 feet. Price for the one 7 - 15 feet is $399 + > tax so this is a good price. > > > > > http://ca.binnacle.com/Whisker-Poles-&-Hardware/c232/p3070/FORESPAR-WHISKER-POLE-(TWISTLOCK-ADJ.-7-15-FT.)/product_info.html#description > > > > *From:* CnC-List > [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com<cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] > *On Behalf Of *Stevan Plavsa > *Sent:* Friday, April 04, 2014 1:14 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Stus-List Whisker pole - 32 > > > > There's one for sale locally, 7' to 17' extension. I don't have one (but > there are chocks/mounts on the deck for one). Is this the right size for a > C&C 32? How does a person determine suitable length for a whisker pole? > Asking price is $100, this seems pretty cheap?? It's a forespar. Buy?! > > > > Thanks, > > Steve > > Suhana, C&C 32 > > Toronto > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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