I've seen your trampoline netting and wondered why more people don't use that type....but, thanks to you sharing this experience, now I know a great reason why not to!

I had a friend who bought an F16 and needed a new boom. He made one out of some material that he had lying around but the aluminum extrusion was a little too beefy/heavy. He drilled a series of lightening holes in the boom to knock the weight down. He eventually had a similar experience when he capsized his boat, his trapeze harness hooked into the boom on his way down and he was trapped hooked to the boom for a a little while. Thankfully he managed to get unhooked but he reports that it was a scary experience.

It's hard to think about everything - but that trapeze harness can be a real liability.