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05 May 2006 06:52 #19115 by Fizzy pop
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Hi

Been sailing with a jib and a main for quite a while now and looking for some more fun.
Does anyone have a spinny in okay condition with all the bits and bobs needed for rigging?

Thanks Oli

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05 May 2006 08:00 #12004 by Jacksonac
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I got some of mine from ebay. When I got fed up with waiting for the right bits to appear on ebay I bought the spinnaker kit from Trident, they were quite happy to remove the bits that I already had.

Only tried the spinnaker once, managed to get it up OK, but couldn't get it to set at all, it was a particularly calm day though.

Andy J

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06 May 2006 07:09 #12009 by Fizzy pop
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Thanks for the advice. I've been checking ebay for quite a while and i've only managed to find one decent one, and one with an approximatley 1 sq metre hole in it! But i will keep looking.
Oli

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07 May 2006 14:50 #12015 by ecover
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you will need to get a pole and and spinnaker sock

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09 May 2006 16:17 #12035 by ecover
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as well

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09 May 2006 18:44 #12037 by Fizzy pop
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Cheers

Im a young mirror sailor with a young crew (overall weight of around 13 stones).
So will a flyaway pole suit us better or should i go for the conventional pole?

thanks Oli

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09 May 2006 19:41 #12038 by HannahJ
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Depends how tall the crew is really. I've always sailed with conventional poles and i know that small crews can manage them, and also with conventional poles you can keep the spinny flying throughout a tack. ALso might be easier to set up.

64799 "Dolphin"

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10 May 2006 12:19 #12044 by lucia70033
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depends how much experience you've got. fly away poles are a lot easier to get used to, and although many people say conventional poles produce better results once you get good, i don't think you can tell the diffrence.

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10 May 2006 15:16 #12045 by Trevor Lloyd
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The big advantage of a conventional pole comes on tight reach to reach gybes and when you need to do a quick gybe as you can complete the manouver leaving the pole on the mast. Do that with a self launcher and you'll be lucky to not get a bit of a jam, on the shrouds, mainsail...

Each to their own and both have their advantages and take lots of parctice

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10 May 2006 15:32 #12046 by Fizzy pop
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Thanks for the good advice.

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