Tallguy1 wrote:
"Invariably bad stuff"
Pitchpoling aint the end of the world, ive done it tons of times and it's usually not a big deal. You get wet and have to right the boat, no big whoop. Occasionally I need a new shock cord afterwards for the trap bit that's been the most damage I've ever had, to date, knock on wood!
Ah, then consider yourself lucky. A good pitchpole, with crew on the trapeze, can be a pain in the nutz. Crew on trap flies forward, resembling a spider on a string. This digs the bows in deeper, which accelerates the process. The spider at the end of the string must eventually come to rest somewhere. In one notable case, it was b*lls first into the forestay. Not mine, thank goodness, but their owner was not pleased at all. We weren't racing at the time, and boat didn't go completely head-over-heels... but it was a sullen ride to shore and a painful one for the crew.