Disregard Article IV - Spars; Section 1. Mast; Part b) Length. 23’ 5” is too short for some hulls!
To position the black band around the mast at the tack pin:
Section 1.d): Halyard Sheave to Tack Pin Measurement: The length of the mast, measured from the top of the halyard sheave to the lower edge of the tack pin in the goose-neck fitting, shall not exceed twenty feet, six inches (20' 6"). If a sliding gooseneck fitting is used, a positive stop is required so that the tack pin cannot be drawn down below the top of a one inch ( 1 ") wide distinguishing contrasting band painted around the mast, the upper edge of which shall measure not more than twenty feet, six inches (20' 6") below the top of the halyard sheave.”
