Chinook RDG 150-200 Carbon boom

I've had two moderate wind sessions on my new Chinook RDG 150-200 Carbon boom. This boom is for my 5.3 wave sail, and possibly my 4.7 wave sail.


I like it . The boom is very thin and light (RDG = reduced diameter grip). It feels very nice. The tail clips feels a bit cheap when locking the tail to a given extension setting. The loop-n-go setup on the tail is 45deg angled. No big deal, it does the job. It's just a bit different to other loop-and-go booms. The tail has a handy spooler to stow access outhaul line. Very handy. Apologies for crappy photo:


And the reason I got another Chinook: the extra long clamp. The extra length distributes forces between the clamp and the mast more evenly than shorter clamps. Another blurry pic:


I am really happy with boom.

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Tardy said..
nice ...how do you find the shape ..for gybing .rather than rounded.

No, don't notice any difference on any types of gybing. I'm trying to nail my heli-tacks at the moment, and found it slightly different feel (grabbing the head) going from my normally used moncoque to this boom, but that's about it.

Lawn looks healthy

Yeah, I keep on forgetting to tension it WST

That's the rigging area at Sems.