william said..
So, where does one purchase a nice wave boom from (150-200). Carbon or hybrid... Suggestions please....

my 5 cents... get a Severne Enigma wave. It's pricey but well worth the money. FYI, I bought mine at full retail.Don't know who sells them in WA but in Sydney you can get them at Windsurf and Snow.

Year. Except they stock like 1 boom between them

jh2703 said..
I got a 211 (Goya) boom and it's super nice, Best boom I've had, It feels a lot like the enigma but doesn't bust the wallet....

The big selling points of the enigma are 25 mm arm diameter and super light weight.

Small details, the Severne booms have the actual length printed on the tail piece. So rather than just saying 18 cm it says 158cm. I know adding x to y isn't that hard but then again when you pay an arm and a leg for a boom I don't want to start doing calculus when all I want is get on the water.

RE price, Can't remember the exact price but I think the Enigma is advertised for around $900.

I can totally vouch for the 'Streamlined' , haven't has a chance do a review, but seeing you asked....

So light I seriously thought it was toy!...until I smacked a reef at full tilt, bomb proof, and stiff as , amazing piece of kit, hard core engineered...not everyone will love the 'different' way the boom clamps on, it is a bit fiddlier, could be crappy in cold weather and cold hands...(not something I have to deal with!)

Its very slim, fat at the head end, has no clew stuff so to speak, maybe not suited to big bellied race sails? From what I can see NA in Big sizes yet... I christened mine at Green island so got a big work out...so early days still...Also lashed out on the Streamlined Carbon Extension and deck plate etc...again has a few 'different' things to normal, bit more metal than most, so needs a bit of regular TLC, it's super over engineered, super light.

I still look at the boom and pick it up in utter disbelief! hits the scales at about 2kg!.. 2100gm ish or so....I'd love it more if it was V grip, not sure if there are any Vgrip carbon booms? Vgrip IMO is way better for ergonomics, blisters etc...

I raved about a brand of V grip booms about this time 12 months ago and ended up with egg on face, as I turned them both into spaghetti! So hopefully this investment upgrade makes that pain go away!

Main downside currently is limited sizes, (about a 7ish sail at 210cm max) if they can get a bigger boom sorted I would imagine they would increase sales to a wider market.

Really worth a look and available at Surf Sail WA,

http://streamlined.us/Booms.html

Enigma is awesome !

OK thanks peoples. I think ive ordered an enigma

I so shouldnt have borrowed one !!