Re: Rigging

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This may frighten some of the gys her... but...
I agree with you.   ;)

I race on a Synergy 1000 (33ft w/ lots of sail)
and they have the redundant sheets. If your
timing is right and the trimmers and helm are
doing their jobs efficiently (watching the bow 
for timing cues, and calling the trip because 
they can see better from farther aft) then jibing
is a snap. With a well practiced team and end-for-
end jibe takes about 45 seconds, and doesn't even
look rushed and frantic.

The Carbon Fiber pole is the only way to go on
boats over about 35 feet, and is nice on boats
over about 27 feet. Especially if you have
women or youngsters or other small foredeck
crew. Or if your bowman is old... though you'll
probably kill him soon by letting him work the
bow, and then you're back to the above crewmembers.

I did a 30 mile race on Saturday, and it was an 
asymmetric spinakker (no pole), and I'm a bit
beat up from stretching, bending, contorting,
and swimming through the sail on takedowns.
Sore muscle and a few sore spots (not quite
brusies, but the results of bumps none.the.less
It took us 9 hours... light winds. We beat a Formula
40 catamaran that was 2nd in the multihull fleet...
we took the bullet for our class.
Here's a link to the results... I was aboard
"Synge" (Sail no 1003). We had a great day!

http://www.ssseries.org/rvash.htm


--- In SJ-24@yahoogroups.com, "Gil Lund" <gil@l...> wrote:
> 
> Mark
> I have found that unless you are set up to "dip pole jibe" single 
> sheets are the way to go on even fairly big boats. We end for end 
> jibe with single sheets on my Dash 34 without problems of any kind. 
> The advent of light graphite poles has made it a lot easier to do 
> this. It also helps if you have the driving / trimming skills to 
> carry the spinnaker comfortably with no pole at all for the time it 
> takes to do the jibe. To be competitive downwind we practice 
running 
> the spinnaker cleanly without the pole with wind angles of at least 
> +/-15 deg. This skill will give you a big tactical advantage and is 
a 
> greate tool if you need to fake a jibe and throw your cometition 
off 
> their stride.
> gil
> 
> 
> 
> --- In SJ-24@yahoogroups.com, m_kanzler@y... wrote:
> > 
> > The SJ-24 is small enough that you don't need them.
> > 
> > On the bigger boats it is easier to hook the end of
> > the pole to the lazy afterguy than to do it when
> > it's under tension. If you only have one line to
> > each clew/tack it is always under tension.
> > 
> > In light air you don't connect the lazy sheets,
> > they are not used until the wind can support both
> > lines.
> > 
> > Here's a link:
> > http://www.harken.com/rigtips/spinnaker.php
> > 
> > 
> > --- In SJ-24@yahoogroups.com, "Gil Lund" <gil@l...> wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Why in the world would anybody use double sheets on a boat that 
> is 
> > > designed to do end to end jibes?