Thanks to all you guys for pole the wisdom ,
Through local connections I was able to get the Forespar 12-22 # 402200
pole for just over a couple hundred bucks more than the Selden so I went
for the Forespar..
Main reasons were:
- At a max of 22 feet it's almost perfectly 150% of my J (Legal here) .
So, according to the nice reference Eric provided (Thanks man) I can wing
and wing on a 90 degreee reach which I have not seen done in my races ( I
did not know you could do that either) and I need that much length to do
that. That should give me some extra speed edge until the other guys
figure out what I'm doing.
- Being longer I don't need to extend it to max lengh (If not reaching)
which means the pole is stronger because of more tube overlap at the
joint, thus I can safely use it in stronger winds (Plus the tubes are
larger than the Selden) . (And it's also the pole specified by Forespar
for my boat)
- Line control allows infinite adjustments on the length and those
adjustments can safely be done at the mast instead of hanging out near the
rail. Just the potential for added safety alone is enough to justify the
extra dough in my book.
Thanks
Regards,
-Francois Rivard
1990 34+ "Take Five"
Lake Lanier, Georgia
Message: 5
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 10:05:09 -0400
From: Eric Baumes <eric.bau...@gmail.com>
To: "D.J. Platt" <w7...@yahoo.ca>, cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Subject: Re: Stus-List Whisker Pole
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This was my bible when I raced Jib and Main.
http://www.capecoralsailingclub.org/wing-it.pdf. Check your local PHRF
rules for use of whisker pole, e.g. in my area it is not illegal to fly on
same side as main.
Note the advice on reaching with a whisker pole. In light air you will
still need to sail higher and with the right length pole you can wing it to
90 degrees. If you sail courses with reaches this is a killer.
I had the Forespar 12-22 for my Catalina 30 no complaints but expensive. It
was a bit oversized for the boat but I never regretted it.
I now have a selden bowsprit and it has been good to me.
Eric
34/36
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