"Skip Gundlach" wrote in message
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Well, not a joke...

We like using our spinnaker pole (we don't have a whisker pole) to hold
our genoa out in dead-downwind or there-abouts situations. We can rig it
so we can furl the genny if needed, by putting the sheet through the jaw,
and of course can also release it readily. We have a topping lift for the
pole and fore and after guys. As we always use it that way, we're able to
"set it and forget it" by markings on the guys, placing it in the same
position each time. The pole rides on a mast track on the other end.

However, in really rolly stuff, the sail moves around enough that the
sheets also move in the jaw, leading to chafe.

So, a couple of questions...

Given a spin pole rather than a whisker, and the need, perhaps, to furl
the genny quickly (and the jaw not being big enough to attach to the
clew), is there a better way to rig?

Secondly, for those advocating this modus, how do you avoid chafing the
sheets?


Duh! When making the sheets fast leave a bit of a bight in the knot. Fit the
spinnaker pole clip to the bight in the sheet. Size the bight so it fits
snugly and there will be little or no chafe.

I use a continuous sheet. I secure it to the clew using a figure 8 knot. The
bight I use is the looped end of the figure 8.

I hope this helps.

Wilbur Hubbard.