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A Significant Performance Edge
In modern performance yacht design it is commonplace for components to be fabricated in composite materials. Whilst such materials have been widely used by mast and sail manufacturers their use in standing rigging applications is a much more recent development. Future Fibres has pioneered the development of continuously wound PBO standing rigging.
Future Fibres standing rigging has the following benefits:
Lighter and Stronger
Approximately 75 percent lighter and at least 40 percent stronger for the same stretch equivalent of nitronic 50 rod with only a small increase in diameter. The traditional rod tip cup is replaced with Future Fibres zero moment spreader pin system which is lighter, more reliable, easier to maintain and reduces the total number of components in the rigging package.
Performance Design Benefits
Weight saving of these proportions aloft reduce pitching inertia and also make it possible to remove lead from the bulb in racing yachts or add luxury items and/or operational systems to cruising yachts with no loss in performance!
Custom Built
Future Fibres custom builds each rigging solution to meet specific length, break strength or stretch characteristics making it possible to optimise between rigging weight, strength and diameter.
Durable
Excellent chafe resistance from resin impregnated polyester braided cover. Even more durability can be achieved with Kevlar or PBO over braiding.
Race Proven
Future Fibres composite cables have been removed from customers’ yachts after 25,000 competitive miles at sea and then tested to destruction. The results show that there has been nominal degradation as the cables have broken at their design loads.
Breakthrough Design
A lightweight adjustment system is used at the mast wall. The threaded hanger sits in tang or spreader root and threads into a Future Fibres titanium terminal.
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