Spinnaker pole failure

The track car that rides up and down the track on the forward mast and holds our spinnaker pole failed today. (notice how it is bent?)
The plastic ends of the car broke and all of the ball bearings rained down on me as I was trying to pull the car down.
What a mess. The car (and the pole) came loose from the mast and we had to wrestle them down to the deck and tie the pole off to the lifelines.
A new car costs LOTS of money and West Marine doesn’t have it in stock. So, we will be poleless for the next week while we sail the rest of the way back to NC.