Should you go for carbon?
When designing his IC36 catamaran, the manager of the Independent Catamarans shipyard did, of course, pay great attention to the rig: So, the mast? Aluminum or carbon? Jaromír Popek shares with us his studies and the feedback gained from his sea trials. And this will give some food for thought when the question of a carbon option is put forward by a builder, but also if you’re undertaking a performance-oriented refit or perhaps following major damage to the original rig.
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Publié le
01/02/2023
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Jaromír Popek
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188
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The ropes beating against the jungle of aluminum masts often conjure up a fantastic symphony upon arrival at the marina, with the promise of wind and thus freedom of travel. You may have noticed that not every mast makes the same chiming sound. The composite or carbon ones just do not chime. Perhaps, that’s a bit of a shame, from a music-lover’s point of view, but for many other reasons this technology has its proper justification. Multihulls and their owners carrying such rigging are duly proud of this hi-tech equipment and the black color, which is the natural color of carbon-fiber, often dr…
