If you don't have a whisker pole, but you do have a spinnaker pole, then I'm
assuming that you do have a spinnaker.

If you are sailing "dead-downwind or there-abouts" why not just use your
spinnaker? Problem solved.


"Skip Gundlach" wrote in message
...
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?

Thanks.

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