I really like the board pockets. It keeps them out of the way and very well supported. It looks like they have made major updates to the hardware as well. The brackets on our bimini are huge, which is why we can't fold the tower with them on it. That looks like it will probably even fold down if necessary. I am sure the extension will be nice too, but I think it would be a little bit too in the way when changing surfers over and how do you keep the rope away unless you have side tow points.