Selecting the right pole Just look in the appropriate table for your yacht’s displacement or righting moment (RM) at 30° heel, then look right for the value exceeding your SPL or J value (shown in the sail plan). Example: For an aluminium spinnaker pole. Yacht displacement 8.0 tonnes, SPL is 6100 mm. The correct section is 99/99. Table terminology RM: Righting moment at 30° of heel. Aluminium spinnaker pole selection max SPL (mm) RM 30º kNm Displ. tonnes A whisker pole should be approxi mately as long as the foot of the sail you intend to pole out. SPL (J): Maximum spinnaker pole length for your yacht. Downhaul Poles should have downhaul attached via a bridle or at outboard end. If a central attachment is desired, the pole diameter must be increased to the next size up. 120 Topping lift When SPL is within 500 mm of a dimension shown in bold blue, a bridle topping lift is recommended if down aul is at outboard end of pole. For 99/99 and h larger diameter poles, use outboard end lift only. * Max available SPL with composite end fittings, attached to a fixed mast ring. If the pole is to be “Dip Gybe”, max available SPL is increased by 165 mm.

Aluminium whisker pole selection max pole length (mm) RM 30º kNm Displ. tonnes Downhaul Poles should have the downhaul attached via a bridle or at the outboard end. If a central attachment is desired, the pole diameter must be increased to the next size up.