Many have extolled the virtues of carbon booms and 70 or greater carbon in the mast. For a long time I have been considering an upgrade from my alloy boom and 30% mast. This will involve a fair bit of investment so I want to know if it is really worth it. To do so would mean removing some of the subjective, feel good/feel bad, opinions. A good analysis would include comments related to these questions,
1. How much does it improve overall speed and performance?
2. Does it make handling any easier, especially through the gybe?
3. Do you notice the slight difference in weight?
4. Any rigging improvements?
5. Does it improve the wind range of each sail?
6. Will you get greater hang time in the air after a high speed catapult (just joking)

I would appreciate and value comments or discussion around these questions. Thanks