FULL ROD RIGGING PACKAGE FOR J CLASS "VELSHEDA"
INCLUDING MAST REFURBISHMENT - Click here for details and pictures


SUPER-FGR, A NEW SUPERYACHT HIGH PERFORMANCE ROPE
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SUPER SIZES FOR SUPERYACHT ROD RIGGING
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COMPOSITE CATALOGUE
The Composite catalogue includes tables of all dimensions and loads.
This is also available on this website.
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WINNING WITH THE DUTCH A/C TEAM
The Rig Shop was pleased to be the running rigging supplier to the winning Dutch team in this years Admiral's Cup. Their yachts 'Innovision' , Sydney 40 'Trust Computer' and 'Mean Machine' all had high performance standing and running rigging packages from us. The latest technology rope was selected for their rigging systems - including use of Dyneema, Vectran and the much talked about PBO.These ropes offer a variety of control to halyard tension and sheeting tensions and it certainly paid off for the Dutch Team. ILC

MAXI's VISIT THE RIG SHOP

We were pleased to support some of the requirements for this fleet visiting the Solent for their Summer Regatta. In addition to running rigging, we supplied 'Tuff Luffs' for the new 'Sayonara'. 'Sayonara' also fitted PBO runners from the Rig Shop and went on to win the next regatta in Sardinia.

PBO - THE NEW PERFORMANCE CABLE
PBO has been in use for some time now but its real test was at the Admiral's Cup '99. 'Innovision', one of the top scoring yacht in the A/C was fitted with the very latest PBO cable for runners. Read more about this outstanding new Cable on the
COMPOSITE RIGGING PAGE

This enabled Innovision to have improved control of forestay tension. The change from Kevlar to PBO cable reduces the weight by half and size by half whilst still providing less stretch, and perhaps most importantly, virtually no creep. 'Brava Q8' and 'Idler' both also selected PBO runners from the Rig Shop .'Brava' won her Class and 'Idler' was the top performing US yacht. PBO is ideal for runner, and checkstay applications. On some yachts we are now using PBO for standing rigging with a significant reduction in rig weight. PBO lends itself to well to this application due to the very low creep. The Unlimited World Speed Sailing Challenge, based in Norfolk is using the new PBO cable in a 4 shroud configuration for its challenge on the speed record and currently we have rigged a 60' German Frers design yacht with backstays and diagonals in PBO cable. If you would like to know more about PBO cable for performance applications please call, fax or email us or register on our website.