I think it was Connie or some other practical person who told us he/she just wrapped a bungee around the mast to act as a sail stop.

Doug

At 03:03 PM 4/7/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Rather than using a sail stopper (which, as Thomas Howe pointed out) is
>often keen on jumping overboard, I drilled a hole through the two sides of
>the groove and put a pin through it. The pin is captive on a short piece of
>line.
>
>Giles Morris
>