Sailrocket Update

11 / 10 / 2005
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CompoTech has been a proud supporter of the Sailrocket speed sailing project
since its inception, and new project developments are taking full advantage of CompoTech’s superior technology.

The new solid wing sail is now entering the final stages of design. Machined moulds have been delivered and the build will commence shortly after Weymouth Speed Week. It is a very tricky piece of kit to design and build. It has to be extremely well thought out in order to both perform…and survive the rigours of a speed sailing program. This 'sail' needs to hold optimum shape in apparent wind strengths of over 50 knots. It will have around a ton of load upon it and yet it must be very light. It must be easy to handle on the land and on the water. It will have flaps to control the centre of effort and it needs to be used on either port or starboard tack. It must be robust to handle bumps and knocks without compromising strength. CompoTech has supplied a custom designed carbon spar to act as the backbone to the sail, taking all the bending loads whilst making the wing structurally robust.

Sailrocket will be competing at Weymouth Speed Week this year 8th-14th Oct. With the solid wing still in design, she will race with the refined CompoTech-Doyle soft rig.


For more information about the Sailrocket project, visit their new website at www.sailrocket.co.uk