"Our new boom is finally here. We were hoping the boom would be here two days ago. Because of the delay, the time we have to fit it to the boat has been compressed, but we're ready to get to work now. Getting the boom off the truck is only a small piece of the overall picture. The other important part is weighing the new part for displacement and measurement certificate. We also need to prep it up a bit for the offshore legs as it takes much more of a beating than during in-shore sailing, and, we need to put all the stickers on for Volvo. il mostro will be ready to go for In-Port Racing on Saturday.
My advice for anyone shipping anything to China is do not ship during the Chinese New Year!! It has been a pretty difficult process getting the new boom through customs, but we're relieved it's now here."
