The Carbon Fiber Longeron & America’s Cup Rig: Dual Upgrades That Transformed Our Catamaran
Author: Shayne and Anna Key Topic: While our salvaged America’s Cup rotating rig was a monumental upgrade, the custom carbon fiber […]
Paikea’s front beam
Carbon Fiber vs. Aluminum Beam: A Catamaran Structural Upgrade
Topic: We replaced our Catamaran 42’s original aluminum front beam with a custom carbon fiber beam and longeron. This wasn’t
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Real-World Test: How Our New Carbon Front Beam Handled a Choppy Sea
Author: Shayne and Anna Key Message: This sea trial proved that true performance isn’t just about strength or weight savings,
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From America’s Cup to Our Catamaran: Rescuing a Carbon Legend
Author: Shayne and Anna Key Message: The centerpiece of our rig is a mast with a legendary past: Rig #12 from Team
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Why We Chose Dyneema for Our Catamaran Trampoline (And How to Install It)
Author: Shayne and Anna After completing our major carbon fiber front beam transformation, the final piece was installing a trampoline worthy
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From Racing Mast to Custom Bow Pole: Reincarnating America’s Cup Carbon
Key Topic: This upgrade represents the ultimate expression of our refit philosophy: giving the world’s best materials a brilliant second life.
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Carbon Fiber Anchor Roller & Stealth Nav Lights – Finishing Paikea’s Front End
Key Message: With the major structural work complete, we’re adding the final functional details to Paikea’s new carbon front end. This post covers
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Engineering a Bespoke Forestay Attachment & Mastering “Wet Preg”
Key Topic: Replacing our catamaran’s aluminum beam with carbon fiber meant reinventing how critical components attach. For the forestay, this led
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The Vacuum Bag Reveal: Assessing Our Carbon Fiber Beam Laminate
Key Message: The de-bagging process confirmed a successful vacuum bag: our complex carbon fiber beam-to-hull joint emerged perfectly consolidated into
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The Pre-Splash Push: Integrating Engine Work, Composite Rudder Mods, and Custom Fairings
Key Topic: Facing a firm launch deadline, we executed a coordinated final push on our catamaran’s critical systems. This involved
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