I'd say the "pop" was mylar giving way to Tad's girthiness. Those booms are tough, that was why I never switched over to the tube booms.
Good to see ya sailing Tad.
"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"
The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea
Isak Dinesen
If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most.
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