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
:
: