They have the jaw down so that the pole can be raised up the mast and stored. Same with whisker poles, they recommend jaw down. Doesn't work. Can't get the pole off the sheet as the sail wants to pull up and just follows the pole up as you try and free it from the sheet.
Most cruising sailors seem to prefer the spinnaker sock, at least here in the US. The advice for pulling the sock down over the sail with strong wind is to blanket the spinnaker with the main as much as possible. Otherwise, yes, it can be arduous.
Big risk of snapping the spinnaker pole while the windward gay is so loose that the pole is resting on the fore stay, especially with carbon spinnaker poles. Also there is the jaws down which several people noticed. Also there is a risk of blowing out the spinnaker in a little more wind when not setting it behind the main sail. It is important to have the loose sheet lying on top of the spinnaker pole, or else it would get stuck while gybing. But its not even attached in this film.
@icearnett - not too corny at all! Going wing-on-wing is not as efficient as using a spinnaker, but if that's all you can do it'll work just fine. We don't have a spinnaker or even a whisker pole on our boat, so if we have the wind straight up our stern we do the same thing...
I agree completely with you. However i find that on dinghies with the beaks facing up in strong wind, the spinnaker pole can come off. If you are beginner, i'd say that it's so much safer (and faster) in a blowing to gybe zig-zags downwind with an asymmetric or a gennaker with a reefed sail. Downwind is dangerous, you could accidently gybe and the boom could knock out someone. Or you could deathroll and broach. There is hardly a chance of doing that on a broad reach.
Let me see... Should people listen to and take advice from John Kretschmer, who has more than a quarter million documented blue water miles sailing all over the world; is a renowned and sought after delivery skipper; has almost 20 transatlantic crossings; and is a famous sailing author... Or you?
They have the jaw down so that the pole can be raised up the mast and stored. Same with whisker poles, they recommend jaw down. Doesn't work. Can't get the pole off the sheet as the sail wants to pull up and just follows the pole up as you try and free it from the sheet.
Most cruising sailors seem to prefer the spinnaker sock, at least here in the US. The advice for pulling the sock down over the sail with strong wind is to blanket the spinnaker with the main as much as possible. Otherwise, yes, it can be arduous.
A pole ca also be used with Asymmetrics. Simply pole to the clew.
successfully built myself a spinnaker pole and used a spinnaker purely thanks to this video :) Thanks!
This video was uploaded 16 years ago?!😮 I didn’t think computers were invented then lol
Big risk of snapping the spinnaker pole while the windward gay is so loose that the pole is resting on the fore stay, especially with carbon spinnaker poles. Also there is the jaws down which several people noticed. Also there is a risk of blowing out the spinnaker in a little more wind when not setting it behind the main sail. It is important to have the loose sheet lying on top of the spinnaker pole, or else it would get stuck while gybing. But its not even attached in this film.
@icearnett - not too corny at all! Going wing-on-wing is not as efficient as using a spinnaker, but if that's all you can do it'll work just fine. We don't have a spinnaker or even a whisker pole on our boat, so if we have the wind straight up our stern we do the same thing...
Great timing on your question. We are just now finishing a video on gybing with a spinnaker pole. It should be posted within two weeks. Thanks!
I agree completely with you. However i find that on dinghies with the beaks facing up in strong wind, the spinnaker pole can come off. If you are beginner, i'd say that it's so much safer (and faster) in a blowing to gybe zig-zags downwind with an asymmetric or a gennaker with a reefed sail. Downwind is dangerous, you could accidently gybe and the boom could knock out someone. Or you could deathroll and broach. There is hardly a chance of doing that on a broad reach.
I think the jaws should look up, not down
Hi is still right. Jaw's up always!
oh man.... this is just great! i was doing all worng! :-)
your videos are fantastic!
sick intro!
What about double poles on mast? Also are carbon poles any better to handle?
Why to by such a stuff to get spinnaker more and more complicated ?
once the sock is up it stays there? is it recomendable for racing?
but I don't have the sock...
Maybe he has never gybed with a spinnaker during his... was it 17 atlantic crossings...
Let me see... Should people listen to and take advice from John Kretschmer, who has more than a quarter million documented blue water miles sailing all over the world; is a renowned and sought after delivery skipper; has almost 20 transatlantic crossings; and is a famous sailing author... Or you?