[alberg30] Whisker pole length

[Rap1208 at aol.com]

From: Rap1208 at aol.com

Saunders,  a 16 footer is longer than you need.  The class legal pole is 10.5 
ft.  That works well for up to a 135%  A 12 ft pole whould do the trick.  
Remember that the sail has some curve, and won't be flat  You could even use 
the standard pole.  I had a 12 1/2 footer made up for a class change,and and 
took a 3 second a mile penalty.  I wouldn't even bother with one bigger than 
that, it starts to get hard to handle.  If you build one, make it as light as 
you can, pretend you are on a pitching foredeck, trying to use a 16 footer.

MHO   Russ  25

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