I love my "Regatta" Windsurfer@ with its slide in daggerboard and wedge mastbase, however the only real
problem I have with the design is the tie on boom. It would be good for cracking nuts, but I do not like
snapping the now hard to get blue speghetti mast....Has there been an upgrade to some sort of Windsurfer@ boom with a clamp on head? Are most sailors using other modern booms? Are sailors still tying on their booms?
I used to have a North boom with a fully articulating head that pivoted 360 degrees, and is sure was nice to just pull out the battons and roll up the Regatta sail on the mast, pull on a sail/mast sock cover, pivot the boom and tie them up on the roof racks....Easy rigging/derigging!...So how are other Windsurfer owners fastening their booms? I seldom can see on u-tube or other pictures how the front end of the boom is fastened.

Thanks,
Mike Harrison

I personally reinforce my masts with fiberglass - cloth and resin. At the foot for railrides and freestyle and at the boom attachment, so I can pinch the boom as hard as I want without fear of breaking the mast. I have for 20 years now.

I put 6 layers at mast foot and 4-5 at boom height. Never breaks anymore, for little additional weight.

'coz you're right: both the original longitudinal light blue fiberglass make and the spiral darker blue get weak after 20 years. And I much prefer the feel of those older masts for those sails than new, stiffer masts.

As to the booms, unless you do a lot of freestyle and you need the consistent, original feel, then any modern long boom will do just as well.

Cheers,
P.

Thanks Pierrec45.

I will have to reinforce my blue mast for when I want to get that original feel. I have all the parts, but I have "upgraded?" the rig. After not sailing for 10 years, (and need to get back into the groove). I am trying to make things easiest as possible.
UPGRADES
Windsurfer = original skinny mast ---got Hot Sails Maui Hotrod 460 RDM.
Windsurfer = Dacron sails -------------got Hot Sails Maui Superfreak 7.0 (Dacron Sail) fits HSM Hotrod 460
Windsurfer = narrow boom-------------got Hot Sails Maui Supermodel boom....(a narrow carbon boom)
Also ORIGINAL WINDSURFER @ UPGRADES
Windsurfer = High Wind Daggerboard .. This was my first purchase that really made a difference in high winds.
Windsurfer = ADJUSTABLE WEDGE for the Mast Base Slot....This mast base has a knob you turn to widen the wedge and make the base very tight, or very easy to remove! Got photo of adjustable mast base if yah want to see.

Mike Harrison

please mike

love to see that adjustable mast base

never heard of it but what a great idea

it must be an old design...surely no one doing them now.