I have both symm and asymm spinnakers flying from a pole. I assume you mean to connect a guy to the spinnaker tack and pole that out. The symm is better from 120 AWA to 180 AWA, the asymm starts to work as well tighter than 120 AWA.
If you are considering leaving the asymm tack on centerline and using a pole like you would use a whisker pole on a headsail I guess that would work but as pointed out is not legal under common Racing Rules of Sailing. In light air you might be able to fly the asymm even when center tacked by starting dead downwind then crossing the lee. In light air I do that running J&M with a couple of people sitting on the boom to control it. As an example with the boom out to port and the jib or asymm out to starboard go downwind. The jib or asymm usually will not fill well. Cross over the lee gently until the asymm fills out, then return closer back to the lee. With a bit of practice you can keep the asymm full and pulling. Obviously this can be dangerous due to an uncontrolled gybe, but in under 5 kts and no waves it does work. Also note that despite having the boom out to port you might not be considered to be sailing on starboard. Michael Brown Windburn C&C 30-1 On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 11:44 AM, TOM VINCENT via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I race on Wednesday nights on the Bohemia River in Maryland and lately the > race committee has been doing a better job having a windward start and a > down wind leg. Unfortunately, I use an assymetrical spinnaker which does > very poorly dead down wind, even gybing has not helped. One of my crew was > wondering if we used a regular spinnaker pole, if it would help us down > wind. I was wondering if anyone on the forum has any experience using a > pole with an assymetrical spinnaker. > > Tom Vincent > Frolic II, C&C 36 cb > Chesapeake City, MD
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