Boom Brake?

[Jeffrey D]

Had a great sail over the weekend with my son on my 'new' 10m.  Running downwind from Alcatraz back toward Alameda, I was teaching him a bit about gybing and it got me thinking about a boom brake.  I'm not really a go-forward-and-rig-a-preventer guy, so I'm looking for ideas.  Considering the Walder or one of the rock-climbing figure-8 inspired models.   

My sheeting is end-boom and I have a rigid vang.  Thanks! JD

[Peter Trunfio]

Coldest winter I ever spent…

PMT

Peter M. Trunfio

S/V Annandale

Pearson 10M #66 (1974)

+1.917.640.6450 (c)

On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM Jeffrey D <jeff....@gmail.com> wrote:

Had a great sail over the weekend with my son on my 'new' 10m.  Running downwind from Alcatraz back toward Alameda, I was teaching him a bit about gybing and it got me thinking about a boom brake.  I'm not really a go-forward-and-rig-a-preventer guy, so I'm looking for ideas.  Considering the Walder or one of the rock-climbing figure-8 inspired models.   

My sheeting is end-boom and I have a rigid vang.  Thanks! JD

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[Jeffrey D]

A-men!  (And we did successfully chase down and pass the J120 ahead of us)

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[Dan Pfeiffer]

I have one of the figure 8 types (Capt Don #2).  I have not tried it yet.  I'll see if I can rig it and report back.  A preventer is a different thing.  I don't think they are mutually exclusive. 

Looks like a fine day on SF Bay.  I routinely seek those conditions here on L. Erie and have properly rigged for them.  Tons of fun.   Looks like your 10M is a tiller? 

(also, sounds like a poorly sailed J120...)


Dan Pfeiffer

On 2025-09-24 10:53 pm, Jeffrey D wrote:

A-men!  (And we did successfully chase down and pass the J120 ahead of us)

On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 19:47 Peter Trunfio <peter....@gmail.com> wrote:

Coldest winter I ever spent...

PMT

Peter M. Trunfio

S/V Annandale

Pearson 10M #66 (1974)

+1.917.640.6450 (c)

 

 

On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM Jeffrey D <jeff....@gmail.com> wrote:

Had a great sail over the weekend with my son on my 'new' 10m.  Running downwind from Alcatraz back toward Alameda, I was teaching him a bit about gybing and it got me thinking about a boom brake.  I'm not really a go-forward-and-rig-a-preventer guy, so I'm looking for ideas.  Considering the Walder or one of the rock-climbing figure-8 inspired models.   

 

My sheeting is end-boom and I have a rigid vang.  Thanks! JD

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[Jeffrey D]

We were both overpowered, but it didn’t seem like he was embracing it so much😂. 

Looking forward to your impressions on the Capt Don. It seems like a nice, clean solution that (if it’s effective) is priced right. 

I DO have a tiller. That was what sold me on this specific boat. Always wanted a ‘big’ boat with a tiller. How common is that on the 10m? Most of the ones I see have wheels. 

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[Scott Pinder]

I went for the 10M for the opposite reason lol, because of the wheel at the front of the cockpit, makes single and shorthand sailing so much easier 😄 

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