Yes--nice meeting you, sorry I couldn't get you on a 14, but at least you got to go and see the boats.

My pole is 10 1/2 feet long. I had trouble making it 10 feet like Bob's because my clew was dragging on the front beam. Even with the extra few inches, I still had it too low unless I put a LOT of tension on the Hooter halyard.

I won't have mine set up until the weekend after next, so I probably won't be any help. Besides, I would go with Bob's proven rig over mine!