Long Beach gear

[GWIND]

That long beach is hard on gear

[winddude]

or chinook is using less than the best aluminum...

[C36]

Sorry to see the damage.

On the bright side if the base was carbon it likely would have broken resulting in rig/board separation (and potentially more sail/mast damage in the shore break) and better the tail broke as it is cheaper to replace than the arms.

[winddoctor]

Sorry to see the damage.

On the bright side if the base was carbon it likely would have broken resulting in rig/board separation (and potentially more sail/mast damage in the shore break) and better the tail broke as it is cheaper to replace than the arms.

I wonder if carbon bases, especially longer ones, flex enough that they don't bend/kink/snap like aluminum ones. Aluminum booms are brutal for breakage. Carbon is the way (initial $$$$$ hit but over long run possibly cheaper).

[TheLaw]

spoken like a true kiter Chris! I see through what you wrote there...admit it you hate windsurfers.

[winddoctor]

[C36]

Sorry to see the damage.

On the bright side if the base was carbon it likely would have broken resulting in rig/board separation (and potentially more sail/mast damage in the shore break) and better the tail broke as it is cheaper to replace than the arms.

I wonder if carbon bases, especially longer ones, flex enough that they don't bend/kink/snap like aluminum ones. Aluminum booms are brutal for breakage. Carbon is the way (initial $$$$$ hit but over long run possibly cheaper).

I thought the same thing, until I saw three extensions crushed in the waves, all carbon. I have seen aluminum extensions bend (like Gwind's, but haven't seen any break). As for carbon booms - Ben did two last summer and Chris Klohn warranted three from memory (big guy snapped them doing forwards).

edit: Heard that Chinook warranted the boom. Hope that happened.