First of all, I guess I was being less than careful, and I know that we should always have them on, I seriously think that was one of the only times that we didn't. I hadn't really thought about it the way you put it above, they should be on the entire time on the water.
Now as for the pitchpoll, you don't have to push a 14 to make it pitchpoll, i think that thing has lead in the bows to make them dive.
But, okay from now on they are on the entire time!