To eliminate the dangers inherent when jibing, the WALDER® boom brake controls the horizontal and vertical movement of your boom – allowing it to sweep gunwale to gunwale with complete …

Jul 1, 2015 · There are a number of boom brakes and preventers on the market to help control a gybe and minimise the effects of a crash gybe, but how practical, effective and relevant are …

A boom brake is a great device for controlling an intentional gybe and a critical safety device for the unexpected gybe, particularly when sailing at night, short handed and in poor conditions. It …

Jan 22, 2015 · The boom brake offers you an effective ‘set it and forget it’ method that shouldn’t require you to leave the safety of your cockpit once rigged. It can however clutter amidships …

Our boom brake uses the same principle as a line wrapped around a winch to control side-to-side boom movements. Under tension, the boom brake works like a preventer. Ease the tension, …

Nov 20, 2023 · A boom brake is a type of preventer that slows the boom as it crosses the centerline so that the jibe occurs in a more controlled fashion. The main advantage of a …

A boom brake is a device designed to control the swing of the boom on a sailboat. The boom brake acts as a preventer when sailing downwind, and can also be used to jibe (US) or gybe …

Jun 15, 2017 · There are three approaches to minimizing the carnage of an unintentional jibe. The first method is to use a preventer. The second method is to slow the boom by using a braking …

Jul 31, 2024 · We used Nimrod, my 36ft Cheoy Lee, to create a traditional preventer system and also tried two alternatives to a preventer: the Walder Boom Brake and the Wichard Gyb’Easy. …

Aug 1, 2016 · Boom brakes control the boom when gybing and immobilise it when reefing or stowing the mainsail. The boom brakes fall into three categories – those using a drum around …