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A pole is not necesary to fly an assym. The closest you might get is maybe like what I found: Very light wind on an almost run(maybe a point or two off. Then with the main furled(of course) I ran the working sheet back through the boom which was up against the shorouds., this got the weight of the line off the clew, as well as helf the foot open and allowed the almost non-existent wind fill the bag better...and off we ghosted, passing everything but the iron jennies! heh
Didereaux- San Leon, TX
last owner of CD-25 #183 "Spring Gail"
"I do not attempt to make leopards change their spots...after I have skinned them, they are free to grow 'em back or not, as they see fit!" Didereaux 2007
Try copying the link, and pasting that into your browser. Or copying everything up to the last slash, and then navigating to the article thru links on the website.
Dean Abramson
Cape Dory 31 "Loda May"
Falmouth, Maine
A full-fledged spinnaker pole came with the boat, but it seems like its weight would be too much. Of course, maybe my sail is an actual spinnaker. I hope not. I am going to the boat today, so I will get it, finally pull it out of the bag, and spread it out on the floor of my studio. If it is still a mystery, I will photograph it, then let you guys see it and help me figure it out.
Dean
Dean Abramson
Cape Dory 31 "Loda May"
Falmouth, Maine