Seld\u00e9n Masts Ltd will supply a carbon mast and boom for Tracy Edwards\u2019 round-the-world 58ft race yacht ‘Maiden’.<\/p>\n
The carbon rig will have a custom laminate with very specific properties to facilitate stiffness and strength specifications and is being built as part of a rigging package project-managed by Hampshire-based Marine Results.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaiden\u2019s original spar was a bespoke aluminium spar, the likes of which are not made any more as technology has moved on,\u201d said Seld\u00e9n Mast Ltd managing director Steve Norbury. \u201cTo achieve this level of individual design we use modern composite processes to make a carbon mast.\u201d<\/p>\n
Retaining look<\/p>\n
Technical director Andy McCormack added: The original spar was heavily tapered, and the new rig is required to have the same look.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only way that this can be accomplished is to manufacture in carbon with our computer numerically controlled filament winding machine and then paint in a custom silver finish to give it the same appearance the original\u201d<\/p>\n
The original aesthetic is also required to be maintained on the boom. The original boom was constructed from sheet aluminium \u2013 a technique which isn\u2019t used in modern boom construction \u2013 and consequently the boom will also be made from carbon.<\/p>\n
Seld\u00e9n will produce a tailor-made Y-Boom with a tapered outboard end. The Y-Boom is also designed to make handling of the mainsail easier for the crew.<\/p>\n
The carbon rig will be completed by May as part of Maiden\u2019s refit in preparation for its three-year \u2018Maiden Factor\u2019 global voyage to promote and fundraise for girls\u2019 education.<\/p>\n
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