Sailboat carbon rigging
(mast, boom, spinnaker pole) Southern Spars

Carbon composites are known for their:
High fatigue tolerance
Stability under environmental exposure
Exceptional strength to weight

All these features make carbon composites attractive not just for the construction of mast tubes and fittings, but also for standing rigging.

Composite Rigging installed the first full set of Element C6 carbon composite rigging on the Farr 52 Georgia in Auckland in March 2003. This set includes all shrouds, jumpers, running backstays and headstay. These pieces now have over five years of service without incident.

Since that time EC6 has been installed on a variety of yachts ranging from 30’ sport boats to 50+ meter Megayachts.

The first set of EC6+ continuous rigging was installed on the Farr 60 Numbers in the spring of 2005. More recently the Open 60 Paprec-Virbac won the Barcelona doubled handed nonstop round the world race with EC6+ carbon shrouds. Post-race testing confirmed that there was no strength degradation. The rigging has been refurbished and reinstalled for the next event.

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