This is a Pitchpole

Yes, this has been covered by other media outlets (Thanks, Scuttlebutt!). But we're posting it here because every time we mention a pitchpole, readers get all up in arms about how there is no such thing, about how it never happens in sailing, and about how we may as well talk about Bigfoot being brought on to grind for the newest VOR team.

Well guess what?

It does.