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The current issue of American Windsurfer compares lots of booms.
Rick Cattell wrote:
> Does anyone know of any data on different brands of booms and
> masts, and their durability? I broke both a mast and a boom
> out by the channel at 3rd Avenue this season. Both times the
> breaks were in unfortunate spots, so I couldn't manage to repair
> them on the water, and both times I had to derig and paddle back
> for over an hour in a flood tide. And both times the equipment
> were less than a year old (but I sail a lot).
>
> Maybe some magazine did a comparison?
>
> Rick.
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