Boom Retainer: Device & Functioning. When sailing around the Atlantic or around the world, there are many opportunities to sail downwind.
Personally, I love to see and sail the scissor sails. The genoa completely overhung on one side and the mainsail completely overhung on the other.
However, the closer you get to the downwind, the greater the risk of gybing. Whether this is due to a deviation in the helm, a wave that makes the boat roll and the boom pass from one side to the other, or simply a change in wind direction, the consequences can be dramatic: a crew member who takes the boom in the face, a man overboard or serious material damage such as a mule screw that tears off.
The best way to avoid all this is to restrain the bome. In this video, I present the boom restraint system, how it is designed and how it works on Ikigaï.

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