J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment Spin Pole Track

So, what is the "legal" bottom of the spin pole track? Our track (on hull 003, with as far as we know, the orginal stick) comes down to about four or six inches from the deck. (I'll measure it on Saturday) We routinely just lower the pole down to deck level on the
leeward rounding, and have never had a problem. (And we have placed a mark on the mast for how far up the mast the pole needs to go, to clear things when swapping from side to side, when cleaning things up. )

- David Levine (J/30 003, 22604 "Youthful Indiscretion")