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polc1410 ![]() Posting king ![]() Joined: 10 Jan 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 147 |
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This might be a stupid question, but can I rig a fly away spinny pole and a fly away jib stick on the same boat.
Fly away stick would go up the mast. Spinny pole could be either up the mast or along the boom. Am I just asking to get them colliding? Do I need both? Or should I just be using the Spinny more? |
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andymck ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() Joined: 15 Dec 06 Location: Stamford Online Status: Offline Posts: 397 |
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Apart from a huge amount of knitting there is probably no reason why not. The dangly pole will easily pick up the spinnaker sheets if the kite is down.
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RS400atC ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 04 Dec 08 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3011 |
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I suspect there is no point, because if you can't set the jib properly by barber-hauling it outboard, the kite will probably fly?
The risk of launching the pole the wrong side of the stick is not appealing, for a small advantage on a fetch, which you might hope was not going to be in a decent race anyway. Most boats are rigged aiming for optimum on a championship course, which is of course not always what we get at our clubs. So the fact that nobody has done it may not mean all that much. |
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