Ok Guys,

Now I do not now exactly WHO came up w/ the "righting pole" .... but the first place I saw them used was on the H21SE's in the "Pro Sailor Circut" in the late 80's. A used H16 boom was used in the basic configuration as "Rick's". It started first w/ light wieght teams, but quickly even heavy wieght teams were using a righting pole also, as you could right the boat so much quicker ....

Harry