Spinnaker Pole - How do I rig it?

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Vernonite

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Apr 30, 2015
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Macgregor 22 Greenwood Lake
I have a Mac 22 and need help with my Spinnaker setup.

I have a track on my mast facing the bow. I assume I need to get a "Car" with a ring for one end of the Spinnaker pole?

Then the other end of the pole attaches to one bottom end of the spinnaker? What does the other bottom corner of the Spinnaker attach to?

There is a middle section that seems to have a place for a line. Where does that connect to?

Do the open ends of the pole face up or down?
 

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Joe

Joe

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Jun 1, 2004
8,163
Catalina 27 Mission Bay, San Diego
Yes... you need a mast ring.. having a track on the mast already is nice.. just match the car up to the track.

The leeward corner of the spinnaker is called the clew... it is attached to a sheet. The windward corner is called the tack and it is attached to the afterguy... which is clipped into the upright jaw of the spinnaker pole... When the sail is jibed... the pole is rotated end for end to put it on the new windward side... making the tack and afterguy the new clew and sheet... and vice versa. This procedure, called an "end for end" jibe cannot be done without a crew on the foredeck to handle the transfer.

The pole is controlled by THREE lines... the topping lift which holds the pole up.. and the two guys.. the after guy trims the pole back and is connected to the outboard end. The foreguy is connected to the bottom of the pole opposite the topping lift and runs through a block on the foredeck... these two guys control the fore and aft movement of the pole... so they are aptly named. Most spinnaker poles set up for end for end jibes will have a bridles rigged on the top and bottom of pole, which will give the topping lift and foreguy better control. If your pole does not have a set of bridles... make sure the topping lift and foreguy are connected at middle of the pole.... because it must be the same on either side.

The jaws of the pole are always up.

http://www.monkeysee.com/play/27741-sailing-tips-how-to-set-up-a-spinnaker

http://www.seldenmast.com/files/595-560-E.pdf
 
Brian S

Brian S

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Nov 9, 2012
2,500
Oday 192 Lake Nockamixon
For smaller racing boats, there is often a single topping lift line for the pole. Sometimes there's a bungee cord above the pole, and the static line goes down, thus pulling the pole down, sometimes I hear they are using stronger bungee from deck to pole, and a static like to pull up against the bungee. One hook on the topping lift to hook into the rings on the pole, allowing you to hang the pole on the hook and control pole height. Also, there's no need for an after guy on the pole, as the guy takes care of that. Since there are 2 sheets on a symmetrical spinnaker, the windward line where the pole clips is cleated off, and becomes the "guy." The leeward sheet is the sheet, and is played to trim the spin. While cleated off, the guy is also adjusted such that the pole is in-line with the boom. Farther forward toward the forestay for reaching, back to amidships for dead downwind.

I have raced Flying Scots, and they are 20 feet long. I would expect a symmetrical spinnaker for a Macgregor (Venture?) 22 isn't all that much bigger, and you could go with a more simplified rig like a Scot. Google around, there will be "How to fly a spinnaker" videos for Flying Scots. I can't see a 22' boat having a big/heavy enough pole that it would need a track and car on the mast. Certainly for bigger boats. Probably don't need the complexity for a 22' boat.
 
JerryA

JerryA

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Oct 17, 2004
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Tanzer 29 Jeanneau Design Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie
End-for-end alone

I guess I didn't know any better. I always used end-for-end when I sailed alone. I thought it was easier and quicker. :doh:

JerryA
 
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