Depending on the size of your boat and the size of the sail you are poling out, your spin pole might be perfectly acceptable in lieu of a whisker pole.
I’ve always understood the optimum length of a whisker pole is 80% of the LP of the sail being poled out. 80% of a 150 would be 1.2xJ. So if your J was 10’, as on a 27V, the spin pole would be about 24” less than optimal. On my 38 mk2 (J=16.3) with a 135, the difference between the spin pole and optimal whisker pole would only be about 15”. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of RANDY via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2016 11:03 PM To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: RANDY <randy.staff...@comcast.net> Subject: Re: Stus-List Assymetrical spinnaker pole I poled out my 155% genoa last night with the spin pole, because I don't have a whisker pole, and I found the spin pole to be almost too long. Cheers, Randy
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