My spinnaker pole (end hoop) is attached to the crossbeam of my P19 using a standard nacra pin and a pole plug with a hole that fits in the pin. The pole has in a number of ocassions fallen off the pin (before the chute is flown)and tips forward dipping the hoop in the water filling the snuffer with water followed by screams etc.
The pin does have a little hole where I am guessing a retaining clip could be attached, but this is not found in the pole plug. Am I doing something wrong?. The front pole stays are tight (spectra). Should there be an additional way to secure the pole to crossbeam ie a short line from the pole to the dolphing striker?. What can cause this condition?? Baffled in Miami