2012 news articles

Big and beautiful furling booms

Big and beautiful furling booms 26 March, 2012 Future Fibres set out two years ago with a clear mission: to build the fastest…

Rig telemetry

Rig telemetry 26 March, 2012 In F1 design and engineering, objectivity and data collection underpin everything. The principle is that…

Innovations in fibre

Innovations in fibre 26 March, 2012 The world's longest stress ribbon bridge – which has, Future Fibres' wound, unidirectional solid carbon…

The right fibre for the Vendéee Globe?

The right fibre for the Vendéee Globe? 26 March, 2012 The Vendée Globe epitomises the pinnacle of solo offshore sailing and the IMOCA 60 has…

Futureservice - Mast refit

Futureservice - Mast refit 26 March, 2012 With Future Fibres' world class team of mast builders now just fifteen minutes from the…

Rapid response

Rapid response 26 March, 2012 In mid February, Future Fibres received a call from SY Marie in Antigua with news…

RC44 renew class supply contract

RC44 renew class supply contract 26 March, 2012 The RC44 class continues to go from strength to strength, despite the economic climate, with…

New Orders

New Orders 26 March, 2012 This is always a busy time of year, with lots of exciting new projects, all…

Code cable care

Code cable care 26 March, 2012 Future Fibres leads the world in torsional code and top-down furling cables. Cable performance is…

Second Generation Composite Rigging

Second Generation Composite Rigging 20 January, 2012 In addition to the usual hot and sunny weather, the Future Fibres Valencia production facility…