Talking About Adventure In Small Boats
PrivateHam
Member
Hello,
The rules indicate that a Hobie TI cannot have modifications to the sail and still remain in the TI class. Would adding a barber hauler violate this rule? How about adding a flexible boom? I suspect the latter violates, but I am hoping for clarification on the barber hauler.
Thanks,
Mike
I believe Chief is mainly worried about increasing sail area with a jib or a spinnaker. That would give you a speed advantage.
Barber Hauler allows you to keep your sail from collapsing or you can use a paddle like Penguin Man. For a long trip with little wind change the Barber Hauler reduces fatigue. I do not see a problem with that. If this year EC is anything like the last three years, you will have very little chance to use it...
PedalOn
Member
Really need to do it, I have noticed others use pole or oar to hold out clew but barber hauler will allow you to control easier. I kept very simple using ring that runs up and down main sheet, a continuous sheet tied to ring that runs thru small block on back of amma back to jam cleat by rear seat. Try not to use a block on main sheet that will be overkill, and bang around.
Most people do not want to bother with barber hauler on an AI/TI. Just more lines. Rather they simply use a V-slot on the end of a paddle blade to hold the sail out via the main line. Another simple device is an 8-ft line attached at the clew of the sail. That line is then looped around a tophat at the far curvature of the rear aka. The line is pulled tight, which pulls the sail out, and cleated at the edge of the cockpit. Much simpler than it sounds. I use it regularly. The line stays in the cockpit mesh pocket when not in use.
Keith
Moose
Member
I've been working through the barber hauler issue too. At this point, I think we're going to go with the paddle "boom". You certainly could get more of a bite on the sail with a barber hauler, but I see a couple possible problems with that (YMMV, of course). For one, the amas seem to like to make their own way through the water - as in up and over waves and stuff - and pulling up on the back of the leeward ama with a tight barber hauler surely would restrict that movement, for whatever that's worth. Also, it seems like getting caught in a surprise jibe with your barber hauler firmly cleated could really enhance the drama.
Over the years I have tried all sort of things from a barber Hauler to a boom. In the end I use a simple method 99.9% of the time that is quick and does the job. When running I take the main sheet and loop one of the lines around the bungee peg at the end of the aka. With an little tension on the sheet it stays in place. The one requirement is that you have long arms. To undo you just slack the sheet and the line flips off. This is on a AI.
You can see this on my 130519 Watertribe OFUM Part 1 video ~12:00 minutes in.
The sail is a little tight in that one, but it can be further out with wind aft of you.
kayakman7
Member
However you decide to rig your boat, remember that you may have sail that way for twelve hours straight. Endurance is the key to completing the course, a paddle might work well for a couple of hours but after six or eight hours it might be worth tying in place.
Last year I spent the first two days on the same course the majority of the time. If I had sailed my TI, I would have killed for a barber hauler after the first hour!
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