Boom Clearance

[RickUSA]

Does anybody know of any rules or regulations concerning the height of the boom over the deck or shear of a yacht?

Thanks,

Rick

[WayneS]

It would be a class rule

My Shipman class has a minimum and maximum height above the mast foot.

Cheers

Wayne

[vyv_cox]

There's nothing in Recreational Craft Directive that covers boom height. I realise that this does not apply in USA but that's the nearest to a set of rules that I'm aware of.

[PaulJ]

I should think that your height plus 6 inches would be about right !

[kingfisher]

The higher the boom goes, the higher the center of gravity, the more the boat is going to heel.

The lower the boom goes, the more chance of a smack on the head.

I've got it at: me standing in the cockpit + 10cm

(for the speedfreaks: in light winds, the boom has to go higher, lower in hard winds)

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