Thanks for this description of a barber hauler - I will give this a try, as reaching with the big genoa in lighter air has proven a challenge at times. -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto
On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 1:30 PM Barry Lenoble via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hey, > > Generally, the whisker pole is used if you are sailing downwind and the > barber hauler if you are reaching. > > On my boat, if I am doing a windward / leeward race, we will have genoa and > mainsail in tight for upwind work. Once we round the mark and head downwind > we will run wing and wing with the whisker pole holding out the genoa. We > try to have the main on the port side of the boat and the genoa on the > starboard side so we are on starboard and have rights over port tack > boats. > > If I'm sailing on a broad reach, anything from 50 degrees to 100 degrees > apparent wind, I will use a barber hauler. It's just an old jib sheet and > snap shackle. The shackle is connected to the toe rail and the line tied to > the clew of the sail. Then I take in the barber hauler and ease off the > sheet. This allows the clew to move outwards but not up. Depending on the > wind angle the shackle will be moved forward or aft. > > On a reach you can sail significantly faster if the sheet lead is in the > right position. Use an old block and an old sheet and experiment. You will > quickly see the benefits. > > Good luck, > Barry > > > Barry Lenoble > leno...@optonline.net > Deep Blue C, C&C 110 > Mt. Sinai, NY > > > > From: David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com> > To: CnC CnC discussion list <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > I have been reading about Barber Haulers to help with reaching by getting > the clew further outboard and keeping the leech from twisting off. I was > thinking of a snatch block on the toe rail and a line snap shackled to the > clew attachment point to accomplish this. However, I have also seen people > using their whisker pole on the leeward side to hold the genoa clew > outboard > and up. Has anyone compared these options? The pole seems more of a > hassle, but should be more effective. Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > >
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