RS600 Masts - Superspars/Angel

I'm looking at buying a 600 at the moment, and have been told that a boat with a superspars mast is much more desirable than those with other masts. What is the difference between a superspars mast and one from another manufacturer, such as angel? And would this affect performance in any way? Any ideas?

 

You'll be fine with an angel mast, though you're right, a superspar would be
the preferable mast to have. Angel started off well, then had a long time of
breakages. By the time angel masts sorted out the issues, deals had been
done with superspar. The Angel masts that are around still in one piece
generally the better ones that were made but you'll be safer overall with a
superspar. Plenty of people are using Angels with no problems at all.

No difference in performance between the two sections.

Doug H

The big problem was with masts that used an aluminium sleeve where the extra piece goes in the bottom. This was not a clever idea and any surviving spars are best avoided, especially if you sail regularly on the sea.

thanks, all good info. fingers crossed a 600 will be mine sometime soon!