Hi Guys,
To answer a few questions : Yes the boom on my boat is carbon fibre. I obtained it from New Zealand about 15 months ago, so it has already done a season without problems, though never before in winds as strong as those encountered at Milang. The outhaul is set up the same as on an A class. i.e. a simple 2:1 pulley attached to the clew, back through an exit block into the boom and exiting to a swivelling cleat on the underside of the boom and within east reach of the skipper.
Garry is right---I didn't have enough outhaul on on the day, but found the boat easy enough to control with full Cunningham tension, mast de-rotated to about 20 degrees and traveller out to the footstraps. Oh and it was going like a rocket too, though I must admit that height was a bit compromised. Damn good fun until the leeward rudder snapped that afternoon...

Regards Peter
Mosquito 1777