How do you want to set your spinnaker pole
in heavy breezes to depower the sail and gain
more control? [1 pt]

Bart Senior wrote:
How do you want to set your spinnaker pole
in heavy breezes to depower the sail and gain
more control? [1 pt]

Low.


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Wally
www.artbywally.com
www.wally.myby.co.uk

Is the boat north or south of the equator?
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"Trains are a winter sport"

Bart Senior wrote:
How do you want to set your spinnaker pole
in heavy breezes to depower the sail and gain
more control? [1 pt]

I'll attempt a better answer...

Setting the pole low will tend to flatten it from top to bottom.This will
reduce the airflow over the top and diminish the drive - stall the sail.

It also strikes me that, when running or on a broad reach, the pole could be
set forward (obtuse angle between wind direction and pole), so that more of
its area is in the shadow of the main.


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Wally
www.artbywally.com
www.wally.myby.co.uk

Raising the pole will reduce the projected area of
the sail.
S.

"Wally" wrote in
message ...
: Bart Senior wrote:
: How do you want to set your spinnaker pole
: in heavy breezes to depower the sail and gain
: more control? [1 pt]
:
: I'll attempt a better answer...
:
: Setting the pole low will tend to flatten it
from top to bottom.This will
: reduce the airflow over the top and diminish the
drive - stall the sail.
:
: It also strikes me that, when running or on a
broad reach, the pole could be
: set forward (obtuse angle between wind direction
and pole), so that more of
: its area is in the shadow of the main.
:
:
: --
: Wally
: www.artbywally.com
: www.wally.myby.co.uk
:
:

On a run in heavy breeze I would tend to keep the pole close to 45
degrees and fairly low, and to use the barberhaul (sheet-downhaul).
This will diminish rolling and keep the spinnaker steady.

On a reach, my main consideration would be if the spi is worth the
hassle, in most cases not. Apart from that the main consideration
would to keep the aft of the sail as open as possible and to adjust
the polehight accordingly witch would probably be a bit on the high
side.

Peter S/Y Anicula

"Bart Senior" skrev i en meddelelse
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How do you want to set your spinnaker pole
in heavy breezes to depower the sail and gain
more control? [1 pt]