Flying a Spinaker

[Sam]

Question: Is it possible to fly a spinaker using a spinaker pole on a H29.5.Background: I just recently purchase the boat, which came with a pole and spinaker. My problem is that the boat does not appear to be equiped with a topping lift or down guy for my spinaker pole.

 

[Wayne Estabrooks]

Cruising Spinnaker?

I do not have much spinnaker experience but thought I would put in my 2 cents worth.Does your boat have a spinnaker halyard? Sheet winches? An attachment point on the mast for the spinnaker pole? If it is a cruising spinnaker or gennaker you don't need a topping lift or down guy. If you decide to fly it, do it in light winds. Good luck!

 

[Andy]

Pole for the bow

Could the previous owner been using the pole as a bowsprit pole? The 29.5 has 2 options for Asym. Spin. 1) Cruising mode: no pole, just tether tack to the bow eye and 2) Serious (read race) Mode: pole slides out of anchor locker and extendes like a bow sprit. Tack is on forward end of pole.