Reaching strut ?
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Fred Chadsey
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Reaching strut ?
We have recently been using a short pole as a "reaching strut"/ "barber hauler" we place it on the boom just aft of the standing rigging. It is extremely effecting in boosting speed and reducing backwind on the main. We lead the fleet and can reach even with the J27's on reaching a beam and forward to 45 degrees. Is this legal ? My club members are talking protest. If this is legal, it is very fast reaching.
S2 7.9 hull # 467
Maybe some language and terminology questions in play here.
In my experience, a "reaching strut" is a short strut, mounted low on the mast, sticking out on the windward side of the boat with the afterguy to the spinnaker running through its end. On the 7.9, the tweekers (barber haulers) do pretty much the same thing.
A "whisker pole" is used by some to push the clew of a jib or genoa out away from the boat when reaching or going down wind, wing-in-wing. If what you're doing is "poling" the jib out with a whisker pole, then AFAIK, it is legal in PHRF, as long as the pole is attached to the mast at one end, and the clew of the sail at the other. You can use your spinnaker topping lift to set the height of the whisker pole if you want.
If you are using a small reaching strut on your jib, to push the clew outboard a few extra inches then the legality gets iffy. Did you modify your mast to provide a mounting point low near the deck, are you rated in one-design configuation? Remember, local PHRF fleets can set their own rules so you need to check whats legal in your area.
In my experience, a "reaching strut" is a short strut, mounted low on the mast, sticking out on the windward side of the boat with the afterguy to the spinnaker running through its end. On the 7.9, the tweekers (barber haulers) do pretty much the same thing.
A "whisker pole" is used by some to push the clew of a jib or genoa out away from the boat when reaching or going down wind, wing-in-wing. If what you're doing is "poling" the jib out with a whisker pole, then AFAIK, it is legal in PHRF, as long as the pole is attached to the mast at one end, and the clew of the sail at the other. You can use your spinnaker topping lift to set the height of the whisker pole if you want.
If you are using a small reaching strut on your jib, to push the clew outboard a few extra inches then the legality gets iffy. Did you modify your mast to provide a mounting point low near the deck, are you rated in one-design configuation? Remember, local PHRF fleets can set their own rules so you need to check whats legal in your area.
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Fred Chadsey
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REACHING BARBER HAULER
WE ACTUALLY ARE FIXING A SHORT POLE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BOOM ABOUT 12" BACK FROM THE MAST MOUNT. THIS ALLOWS USE TO CONTROL THE LEACH TENSION AND OPEN THE SLOT BETTER. IT SEEMS TO ADD BETWEEN 1/2 TO 3/4 KNOT OF SPEED WITH MUCH GREATER STABILITY. LET'S CALL IT A BARBER HAULER,NOT A REACHING STUT, I USED THEM QUITE OFTEN ON MY EVELYN 32. RACING PHRF AND THE RULE OF WHISKER POLES AND SPINNAKER POLES ATTACHED TO THE MAST IS NOT THE SAME APPLICATION. GENOA IS ALWAYS TO LEW AND POINTING ANGLE ABEAM TO 45 DEGREES. I FIND NO RULES THAT APPLY PER SAY. BARBER HAULING OUTBOARD TO LEW IS ALL THAT IS ACCOMPLISHED. THANKS FOR THE REPLIES. FC
S2 7.9 hull # 467
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Steve Bowen
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