The N20 mast is pretty heavy for a carbon stick and it's not terribly stiff - BUT one could argue that it is pretty darn durable. I've only seen a few break and most of those reasons were pretty obviously not the mast's fault (flipping in the surf).
Well I can't say that they are that durable. I broke one at Nationals in Tybee one year. I was surfing down a wave and slammed into the wave in front. My crew blew the chute but the stress of the stop was too much and the mast snapped. I wasn't too pleased about it since I had chartered the boat.
Anyway I picked up and stepped that F16 blade mast and was amazed at how light that aluminum mast was. I could almost pick it up and step it like a laser.
I don't want to go back to a 60lbs mast. That wouldn't be acceptable in my book. Stepping my P19, H20, and N6.0 masts were a beast.
Mike Hill
