Wow Gilbert--close call. Those quick release pins are killers. Not a good idea to use them on any standing rigging. But pins and rings can fail too. I had a ring break on the pin on my headstay on the M15 a couple years ago. I was fortunate to be standing alongside the mast sorting out halyards when it failed and was able to barely avert disaster. My lesson learned is to give everything a quick onceover prior to departure, especially if the boat is slipped. t
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