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Pablo Berrus rigs a whisker pole on the genoa to sail wing-on-wing on a dead downwind heading.Watch He first furls the genoa, then attaches the pole — staying clipped in throughout — and uses the spinnaker halyard to control pole height, adjusting until the pole sits perpendicular to the water.3:21 He engages the wind vane autopilot to hold a dead downwind course, then unfurls the genoa onto the pole.5:07 The spinnaker halyard is tensioned last to set final pole height.7:27 He also positions the genoa sheet to clear the stanchion before opening the sail.5:45 The sequence — furl, attach pole, set height with spinnaker halyard, engage autopilot, unfurl — keeps the operation manageable single-handed.

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