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Posted by Dave White --Previous Message--
on 3/8/2006, 8:23 am, in reply to "Re: Twings and pole storage"
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Sorry I forgot to answer one of your questions, Yes the crew has to manually stow the pole through those hoops on the boom with the double ended pole set up. Aagin many don't view this as a problem because so many people us ethis system. But for a short period of time the crew has to take his eyes off the spinnaker and face aft to stow the pole and as a skipper you hope the crew hits those loops on the first try and allow the crew to then turn and get the spinnaker in the boat. With many boats at a mark this can be a source of stress for all involved. Ned Goss taught my students how to use the single ended pole set up and to be honest most of them like it better because of the take downs and the hoists so what it comes down to is what you as a team are more comfortable with.
If you have a steady crew then the double ended pole system might be the way to go for speed during the gybes but if you are like me and have a different crew many times during the summer then the single ended pole system is easier to work with.
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: Two quick questions as I get #7635
: back in the water in Minnesota after
: replacing the deck (not many
: Fireballs to look at in this area
: for rigging ideas!).
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: First, twings. I understand the
: general concept based on what is in
: the draycote website, but I still
: don't understand the advantage over
: a simple hook plus a cleat. There
: is a cleat just in front of the
: shroud that allows cleating the
: spinnaker guy - it seems to me that
: this should allow the guy to be
: slack after this point, allowing the
: crew to hike out without getting
: tangled in lines. This is cited as
: the advantage to twings, though, so
: like I said I'm missing something.
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: Second, pole storage along the boom,
: the aft end. I saw a rigging
: suggestion that proposed using a
: shock cord "track" that
: was fed through a block on the aft
: end of the pole (I will have a
: single-ended setup), and terminated
: on either side of the boom. What I
: see most commonly in photos is the
: use of ring(s) made of cable(?) that
: is capable of holding the pole when
: not in use. Is there a part number?
: Home made? Also, does the crew
: manually guide the pole through the
: ring when storing?
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: Thanks in advance!
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