http://www.north-windsurf.com/en/booms/Technology

Was just reading about North's new iFront boom end on their website and to be honest to me it looks like an incredibly overcomplicated solution to a not overly difficult problem. Adjustable tilt flex, autoclose (I could see that becoming incredibly annoying already), Is this just a super gimick? Have North shot themselves in the foot with this one, or are they about to revolutionise the boom as we know it. Personally I think it's the former :D

Also their new 'wave' boom shapes. Aeron/Pro Limit booms taken to a new level? ^_^

Interesting ideas all the same.

that auto.close is a lie!

need auto.rig for fat lazy people.

The booms really do look rather strange.

And yea I think a lot of that stuff is just gimmicks. I don't think North will sell many of these new fandangled things.

It looks to be on all their booms so they might sell a few :p Wonder how much the i-technology will cost?

One thing I learnt racing cars:

Things that work well in CAD rarely work well in the real world.

If they can't make a ratchet downhaul winch that doesn't slip, what hope have they got of making a boom that's reliable?

I won't be buying one

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mathew said...

How about this: http://www.north-windsurf.com/en/masts/SILVER3

That I like.

I was just saying to myself the other day while packing stuff that only just fits into my car, "why not 3 pieces?".

And I guess that's a good thing for length possibilites, number of pieces etc etc.

Much better than the boom.

Yeah could be an interesting development that one, i'm sure the rest of the industry is waiting to see how it turns out. The iFront...not so much :)

you have to hand to North (or any company that is trying to innovate) for trying. Personally, I try to avoid version 1 products. Having said that, a three piece interchangeable mast system sounds like a great way forward.

three more places for something to break,too many parts, they should follow K.I.S.S

KISS - Keep it Simply Stupid (for those who don't know)

Agree, but a 3-piece (sounds like a KFC feed) would fit in my Pulsar! Instead of sitting in the sun on my roof