Daily reports also on Y&Y

www.yachtsandyachting.com

http://www.losalcazares2007atodavela.com/ing/index.html

I just saw a "How it's Made" on Discovery last night. They were making Carbon masts. That was a really neat process. I was impressed with how clean a process it is. They use prepreg carbon and just wrap it all up and then vacum bag and bake. It comes out great. A little sand and paint and they are done. It made it look so simple it really makes me wonder how prices could be so high for a mast. I wonder how many $$$ of prepreg carbon go into that mast.

The masts were Hall. Any idea where they are made?

Mike Hill

In the US they are located in Rhode Island. In Europe Breskens, Holland.

www.hallspars.com

Interesting to review their pricing on carbon parts for A Class, i.e. mast blank at $2245
Hall Spars - A Class Catamaran online store

I gathered some info about the prices of different new A class cats (same package) for a potential customer located in the US East Coast:

VMI XJ USD 18,000
NACRA A3 USD 22,000
BOYER FIBRECRAFT TOOL USD 23,000
MARSTROM A CAT USD 26,500
GELTEK FLYER MK 2 USD 28,000

According to my opinion the best value for money is by far the VMI XJ, a boat absolutely capable of winning an A class Worlds with the right helmsman

The company Boyer Fibrecraft no longer exist so they can't build the Tool A-cat.

I seem to remember the moulds went back to Wayne Mercer some time ago.

I don't know who is producing the Tool hulls at this moment. But of course someone is.

Wouter