The sail is a gennaker so it is not rated as a spinnaker. Joel
On Wed, Dec 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > It was one hell of a race. The images are amazing. > > The first to finish, doublehander, BNC, got penalized for using a whisker > pole to prop up the clew of their assymetric. What a beautiful sight to > see the boat so well balanced flying dead downwind in total control. > > It must be for safety reasons, but I don't understand why. Can anyone > explain why the sailing rules 55.3 forbid this use of a pole? > > > Thanks, > Chuck S > November is the time of the year when my Internet bills come in. It's > also the time when you can show your appreciation of this list and the C&C > Photo Album. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: > https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly > appreciated.
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