Hi, I'm a new Catalina owner and new to this forum so please forgive me if this question has been raised before. I'm looking at setting up a whisker pole on my Catalina 320, hull #861 and was wondering how others may have done this. I'm looking to use the pole only in light winds (5-10 knots) as when the wind is up sailing wing to wing goes OK without a pole.
My main concern is that when my headsail, a 135% genoa, is fully unfurled, the clew will be aft of the mast and any whisker pole attached to the mast would be extended between the shrouds. Is this OK or should the pole always be forward of all the shrouds??
This will determine what sort of pole I need - whether I can use an extendable pole to accommodate lengths at various angles to the mast or whether I just get a fixed length pole for setting forward of the shrouds.
Any suggestions and tips would be appreciated.
My main concern is that when my headsail, a 135% genoa, is fully unfurled, the clew will be aft of the mast and any whisker pole attached to the mast would be extended between the shrouds. Is this OK or should the pole always be forward of all the shrouds??
This will determine what sort of pole I need - whether I can use an extendable pole to accommodate lengths at various angles to the mast or whether I just get a fixed length pole for setting forward of the shrouds.
Any suggestions and tips would be appreciated.