The Subsea Kite Accessing Untapped Tidal Power at the End of a Future Fibres Tether.
Founded in 2007 as an off-shoot from Swedish aerospace manufacturer Saab, Minesto is the visionary marine energy developer promising to play a defining role in the future of renewables.
The Giant Launch Platform Used for Hypersonic Test Services with Composite Cables from Future Fibres The world’s largest plane (by wingspan) has been garnering a lot of attention as it progresses through its test flight programme with more positive results being reported. A product of Stratolaunch LLC, ‘Roc’ is designed to facilitate the launch of hypersonic and aerospace vehicles, with […]
At the pinnacle of luxury sailing, Nautor’s Swan are known for their builds of unrivalled quality and performance. First introduced in 2006 with the ClubSwan 42, ClubSwan is the performance division of the brand, with each project always having a specific focus on speed, technology and competitive sailing potential. The latest ground-breaking project to come from this division is the […]
VALENCIA, Spain – February 3, 2021 – SailGP has announced a three-season partnership with the world’s leading supplier of composite yacht rigging, Future Fibres, to exclusively supply rigging on the F50 – the high performance catamaran engineered for intense, high-speed racing in the global SailGP championship. Future Fibres will provide its unique multistrand technology, ECsix, with its track record for […]
The Vendee Globe, the world’s most challenging offshore race, saw a nail-biting finish last week as Apivia, skippered by Charlie Dalin, was first to cross the line in Les Sables d’Olonne after 80 days of sailing, and Maître Coq VI crowned overall winner. Apivia, launched in 2019 and designed by Guillaume Verdier, is one of the latest generation foiling IMOCA […]
Founded in November 1989, the Vendée Globe is the pinnacle of single-handed offshore racing, with the number of contenders ever having finished the race only in the double digits. All of the competitor’s race in IMOCA 60s, and Future Fibres has been at the forefront of the development of the class, with the IMOCA CLASS and the Vendee Globe providing […]
The highly accomplished offshore sailor Pete Cumming has joined the Future Fibres team in an advisory role working as a consultant, strengthening the links between Future Fibres and its primary markets. With eight sailing world records and over twenty years of experience under his belt, Pete brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience. As primarily a trimmer or […]
We sat down with our Sales Consultant and resident Pro Sailor, Mo Gray, to find out about his first year at Future Fibres and his sailing ambitions for the coming year… How has your time at Future Fibres been so far? Good, getting to know work colleagues, understanding how the business operates and learning the products that Future Fibres produces […]
Future Fibres was proud to be the recent supplier to latest Gunboat 68, Sea Tilt, launched out of La Grande-Motte at the end of last month. Sea Tilt is the third Gunboat 68 to be launched from their yard in France and was designed in a collaboration between Gunboat, naval architects VPLP and designers Patrick le Quément and Christophe Chedal […]
Behind every project and every new set of rigging we supply, is the Future Fibres’ Design Team. Here we give you a closer look at the team and at the expert work they carry out each day, to make sure you can sail at optimum performance with our rigging. Currently there are seven in our principal Design Team based in […]
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