I got my BOOM stick

I took a drive with my wife on Sunday to Toronto to pick up my new boom. It was a great day for a drive (with A/C) and I don't think things could have gone much better, even considering having to deal with Toronto traffic.

Before we left we measured the car with the seats folded down and there was more than enough room for the boom to fit inside the car but I figured I should take the roof rakes "just in case".
Well it was a good thing I did, the boom was about an inch too long. After trying a few different angles to get the boom in we gave up and fitted the roof racks to the car. After securing the roof racks in place it was time to lash the boom to the roof racks. I wrappend the boom in 2 towels where it was resting on the roof racks and then lashed the boom down with lots of rope. This was the first time the roof racks had been used on this car and we were a litte worried about how everything would work out. Well everything went great, the boom did not move a bit and we got home without incident. I consider this a perfect test drive for when I pick up the mast!

I must say that the clubs on the toronto harbour are great, what a wonderful atmosphere, a great place to sail and friendly people. If I lived in Toronto I know where I would be looking for a dinghy club!