Yep obviously we are not that hopeful - we figure the best case scenario is probably having to bid to buy it back off a fisho on Trademe!
The good news, thanks to the generosity of another member of the R40 brotherhood (Smithy off Marshall Law), we do now have a backup option for the Coastal. And working on a replacement pole.
I had seen the story about the Southerns pole that turned up a few months back - amazing coincidence...