Hi all,
I am looking at buying a smaller sail for my foiling quiver, which requires me to buy a new boom. I currently have a 6.7 Ezzy Hydra Sport (love it) with carbon boom. I am thinking to get the 4.7 Ezzy Hydra Sport, and by default I am looking at carbon booms. The boom range on the 4.7 is about 150-165.

Carbon boom cost about 2-3 times more than Alu. So I think it validates to ask the question: is a carbon boom a real necessity for foiling? Would alu not do a fine job (especially for such a small sail?

I ask because once up on the foil, the forces on the sail are completely different than when planing at full speed.
Any thoughts on this?