[C320-list] Barber Hauler

[Larry Frank]

Hi Bev,

I too wondered why anyone would use a barber hauler on a reach, 60 - 140  degrees off the wind.  It sounds to me like there might have been some confusion or mix up of terms on the part of the instructor.  

On a reach or a run with our boat it is possible that when the traveler is dropped to leeward or the mainsheet is eased the main will begin to block airflow to the headsail but before you can use a whisker.  In situations like this I rig what we call  a reaching sheet that is lead through a block attached to our midship cleat.  This has the effect of moving the clew of the headsail further outboard allowing better airflow.  This can help even when the headsail appears to be filled and pulling the boat along.  On some boat designs there will be both an inboard and outboard genoa track just for this purpose.  Others have a toe rail that is aluminum and has holes every six inches or so where a block can be attached.  Using a midship cleat It is not an ideal setup as you cannot move the block forward and aft for a better adjustment but in the right conditions it does help some.  Maybe this is what the person was thinking of.  I suspect this is the case because of his comments about a whisker pole and the  wind angle of 60 - 140 degrees.

By the way I added midship cleats to WindSwept as many others have but Woosh may not be so equipped.  I would not add the cleats just to use as described here.

Larry
WindSwept C320 #246  

On 3/22/20, 11:16 AM, "C320-list on behalf of Chris Burti" <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com on behalf of clburti at gmail.com> wrote:

    Bev,
    I’m not clear on how one would use a barber hauler on a reach or why, but I thought I would explain why I’ve never felt the need to use one when pointing on our C-320. 
    
    First, the genoa tracks on the deck that we use for our 135% genny are so far inboard that you easily can put the sail on the spreader when sheeting the Genoa in, so I know of nothing that a  barber hauler has to offer there. Second, the cabin top tracks are even further inboard and if you were using them while flying a 110% jib, bringing the clew over with a barber hauler would choke off the slot and you would lose more than you gained by making a point closer to windward.
    
    One of the best investments that we have made is for a set of Garhauer E-Z-Glide adjustable Genoa control blocks. They allow us to trim the Genoa properly from the cockpit with little effort.
    
    https://www.garhauermarine.com/track-blocks-accessories/e-z-glide-adjustable-genoa-car-system.html
    
    The next link is to my public folder with photo’s that I’ve shared with this group. The sailing pictures are Commitment with her original sails in 2017 making a bit better than 7 knots on a reach in 17-20 knot winds with gusts to about 24 knots and with no reefs on the main or Genoa, just proper trim. As you can see, we were not heeling excessively and we were not rounding up. This trim was much harder to achieve prior to installing the blocks.
    
    https://1drv.ms/u/s!AkrGojgsOdUzzS8deafxJaxUzzAf?e=Ia0wJt
    
    Fair winds,
    Chris Burti
    Commitment #867
    Farmville, NC
    
    From: Pat Tormey
    Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2020 9:55 AM
    To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
    Subject: Re: [C320-list] Barber Hauler
    
    I’ve never heard of a Barber Hauler used instead of a whisker pole as they perform different functions.
    
    The whisker Pole allows you to keep the sail out while heading downwind in light and fluky wind and the Barber Hauler is used to bring the sail in tighter when heading upwind.
    
    The general plan is to bring the jib in closer when already close hauled. Picture your jib sheet coming from the fairlead on the deck, once it’s tight that’s the closest you can bring it in. What you’d like to do is grab the clew and pull it further inboard, which on most boats will let you point higher. That’s what the Barber Hauler does.
    
    Hope the summery helps. Here is a link to a better explanation
    
    https://www.nauticed.org/sailing-blog/the-barber-hauler-user-guide/ 
    
    Pat
    
    Pat Tormey 
    s/v Blue Skies
    
    From: Bev Wright
    Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2020 8:36 PM
    To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
    Subject: [C320-list] Barber Hauler
    
    Hi - does anyone use a barber hauler and, if so, where/how do you rig the
    block, fairlead and snatch block and do you use the cabin top winch(es)?
    I've checked the discussion list and it was only mentioned once in 2017 and
    Chris Burti ( Fair Winds) said he didn't use one.  What I've heard from
    Quantum Sails during a sail trim seminar is that a barber hauler is a useful
    and versatile jib control adjustment (in lieu of a whisker pole) in reaching
    (60-140 degrees) during sail racing when sail adjustments may be needed
    rather than on longer passages going dead downwind and/or the wind is
    steady, in which case a whisker pole is helpful, but the pole is not as
    great if the wind is shifty or the race legs are fairly short and reaching. 
    
    Thanks!
    
    Bev Wright
    
    1993 C-320 "Whoosh" #15
    
    Deale, MD (Chesapeake Bay, HHN)