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Document whisker pole
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bergie committed Mar 21, 2024
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* Wind forward of the beam: full genoa and main
* Wind aft of the beam: Parasailor
* Heavy weather
* Staysail and main sail on 1st or 2nd reef
* Staysail or storm jib and reefed main sail

## Boom preventer

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- [ ] Pull preventer line tight with the sheet winch and close the rope clutch
- [ ] Tighten main sheet

## Poling our the headsail
## Poling out the headsail

- [ ] Attach whisker pole uphaul to the end of the pole
- [ ] Attach forward and aft guy lines to the end of the pole
- [ ] For staysail, install the extra "poling out sheet"
- [ ] Lower the whisker pole so that it is easily accessible
- [ ] Hook the sheet through the whisker pole jaws
- [ ] Hoist and tension the pole using the uphaul and the guys. Pole should be completely immobilised
- [ ] Tack or unroll the headsail to the poled out side

## Parasailor

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