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This does not directly relate to a boat as large as yours, but for those with smaller boats with bowsprits: The bowsprit makes a good "hold-off" pole for the buoy. I have some very heavy duty shock cord attached to the top of the buoy that I clip to an eyebolt at the end of the sprit. The shock cord holds the buoy away from the bow so that the boat does not ride up on it when a power boat passes by or when there is no wind. The cord does not take any of the load of the boat; it stretches and lets the pennant do its job.
I use a primary pennant and a longer secondary "safety" line that also serves as the pick-up line. They always used to twist around each other if left on their own for a few days. Never twisted again after I added the hold-off shock cord five years ago.
Henry
Chiquita
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