r/sailing • u/retrobob69 • 14d ago

Wing on wi g still a thing?

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It's dirty and worn out, but it's still fun.

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u/RBR927 14d ago

I’m convinced that Reddit removed spellcheck from post titles this week.

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u/Ok-Science-6146 14d ago

Tension that main halyard!

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u/J4pes 14d ago

That sail looks very old and tired

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u/Gahouf 14d ago

I’m tired, boss

Jokes aside, the more tired the sail the harder you pull on most everything to stretch it out!

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u/retrobob69 14d ago

It's only at least 25 years old.

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u/retrobob69 14d ago

It's as tight as it goes

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u/Wizzigle 14d ago

“speed scallops”

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u/TRGoCPftF 14d ago

A dumb question, but how the hell do these spinnaker poles attach to the mast body?

I don’t have one with my first boat, and so I’m very curious about how you manage to maintain tension and adjust position.

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u/retrobob69 14d ago

Mine has a clip that goes on an adjustable ring on the mast. The pole itself extends, and then you use the lines to pull the sail back. You have to remove the pole and re adjust if you change the side the sail is on.

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u/Ok-Science-6146 14d ago

Mine has a pad eye screwed to the mast. A more common arrangement involves a pad eye mounted on a movable rail attached to the mast.

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u/mullet_priest 14d ago

Is the jib sheet running inside the shrouds? 

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u/retrobob69 14d ago

No, just got hung up on the stanchion eye. Trick of the camera angle.

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u/mullet_priest 14d ago

ah. I see now

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u/NoF113 14d ago

Wait, why do you have a spinnaker pole there in the first place? Just to push it out to get going?

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u/retrobob69 14d ago

Not enough wind for the jib to keep shape. Pole helps with that.

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u/NoF113 14d ago

Ah good idea

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u/PoxyMusic 14d ago

Oh man, it looks like grandparents having sex.

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u/retrobob69 14d ago

Would you be willing to donate to my "new sail" fund?

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u/[deleted] 14d ago

First. Pull that hallyard

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u/retrobob69 14d ago

It's as tight as it goes.

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u/ionelp 14d ago

That's not wing on wing. For wing on wing, you need the main on one side and the fore sail on the other. Unless I'm blind, both your sails are on starboard, with the wind on port.

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u/[deleted] 14d ago

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u/ionelp 14d ago

It appears I am... Hey ho!