I'm probably the only Tuna sailer on the planet that didn't know this but in case there's one more out there here's a heads up.
During last nights beercan race I skied the topping lift on a spinnaker set. Spinnakers don't fly well with a drooping spinnaker pole. At the bar I told my sad story to who ever would listen and was told " Well dummy you should've had a stopper knot in it." Head slap.
Today I recoverd the topping lift with my wisker pole and a coat hanger and put a stopper knot in it. I set the pole to its highest level position and marked a spot about a foot short of the topping lift block. Tied a knot, rehoisted the pole, made a small adjustment to the knot location and stored the pole. Now with the knot at the block the pole clip dangels at chest level, very retrievable.
cheers
Tom McIntyre
Spitfire # 802
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