One of the most hyped products in severne line, and one of the occasions where marketing hype matches product performance. I bought the 150-200 size and it's the best severne product I've had. So far this my favourite piece of windsurfing kit, that's after 8 years of using many brands and products.
Good
Ultra light
Small diameter grip
RDM specific head fits perfectly with masts
Bad
marking on the grip wear off, not sure about the grip material quality
at max extension (200cm) tail bends
Wish the boom had
Permanent marking on the tail instead of painted ones that get peeled off
Tougher grip material around the head
Don't know
Still in terms of durability we don't know if this boom is more durable than the category leading Neil Pryde X9 carbon boom. This is simply because X9 has been there a long time and the durability is proven. Apart from durability severne enigma scores better on all others. Severne has a lower price point than X9 so you can argue it has better value for money. FO some reason all NP products are way too expensive. This may or may not be due to higher material quality as there are no objective tests.
Who should consider this boom?
Anyone who wants a carbon way boom, specially women and those with small hands!
If you don't have sails with outhaul less than 160cm then you can have one boom with 160cm-210cm with X9 so factor this into the equation before buying. I recently bought a Chinook Pro 1 carbon boom 160-226cm and this size fits all my sails except 4.2m that I rearly use. So if you want to save money you can still get the next size up.
Good
Ultra light
Small diameter grip
RDM specific head fits perfectly with masts
Bad
marking on the grip wear off, not sure about the grip material quality
at max extension (200cm) tail bends
Wish the boom had
Permanent marking on the tail instead of painted ones that get peeled off
Tougher grip material around the head
Don't know
Still in terms of durability we don't know if this boom is more durable than the category leading Neil Pryde X9 carbon boom. This is simply because X9 has been there a long time and the durability is proven. Apart from durability severne enigma scores better on all others. Severne has a lower price point than X9 so you can argue it has better value for money. FO some reason all NP products are way too expensive. This may or may not be due to higher material quality as there are no objective tests.
Who should consider this boom?
Anyone who wants a carbon way boom, specially women and those with small hands!
If you don't have sails with outhaul less than 160cm then you can have one boom with 160cm-210cm with X9 so factor this into the equation before buying. I recently bought a Chinook Pro 1 carbon boom 160-226cm and this size fits all my sails except 4.2m that I rearly use. So if you want to save money you can still get the next size up.
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