When I saw this I thought of the Manning Marathon

[jamesw]

This reminded me of the Manning Marathon for some reason.

During the video there's a guy with a long pole checking for the bottom! Later on there's a capsize - don't think we ever had that in the Careels.

https://youtu.be/NB1QeSro_gI

Source was this thread: http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?/topic/205642-gaff-rigs/&page=2, some lovely gaffers.

James