With a slightly longer pole and a means of keeping some tension on the jib leach you can reach at fairly deep angles downwind with a pole. It is sometimes the fastest option in lighter air. Won a 12 miler doing just that last year.
Cheers david Wanderer C&C 32 From: Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 12:46 PM To: Jean-Francois J Rivard ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Whisker Pole With chutes the general rule is to reach up in the lighter winds and sail more DDW in the stronger winds. It would seem that would also work for JAM racing. Does anyone have a polar diagram for their boat to compare boat speed in the 5-7 range to see the speed difference between DDW and reaching with apparent wind at the beam? From the angle and boat speed for both positions, we could calculate how much extra distance sailed vs speed. Ron Wild Cheri C&C 30-1 STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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