Thanks guys.

The cheapskate engineer in me wants to find a cool way to fix the pole. But, the guy with too little time these days is questioning the sanity of the endeavor. Will likely just find another locally-sourced extrusion of similar size and leave the broken pole for some other creative use.

Regardless, I'm convinced that having a spare is a worthy investment for any big regattas. (as is tiller crossbar, tiller extension, etc.