Ad hoc announcement – SP-High Modulus engineered Antares III named Best Sailing Superyacht 24-40m

SP-High Modulus engineered Antares III named Best Sailing Superyacht 24-40m
 
31st October 2012, Auckland, NZ – Antares III, a 30m composite sloop, has come out on top at the prestigious International Superyacht Society Awards, held during Fort Lauderdale Boat Show last week, having been named Best Sailing Superyacht in the 24-40m category. 
 

SP-High Modulus, the Marine business of Gurit, provided the composite structural engineering solution for the Dixon-designed superyacht, which was built by Yachting Developments.

 

Antares III was engineered to meet stringent Germanischer Lloyd and MCA classification requirements. Due to the use of composites, she weighs 25-30% less than an aluminium equivalent, with no compromise in strength and stiffness properties.  The hull was specified to be an epoxy post-cured sandwich laminate, using an E-glass/carbon/aramid combination skin over a foam core. 

 

SP-High Modulus engineers worked closely with the designer and the yard to enable the challenging build schedule, which allowed just 400 days from start to launch, to be met.
 

For further information on Gurit

Dan Jones, Marine Marketing Executive, dan.jones1@gurit.com; Phone: +44 (0) 1983 828 297; Mobile: +44 (0) 7980 892 830

 

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On Gurit: The companies of Gurit Holding AG, Wattwil/Switzerland, (SIX Swiss Exchange: GUR) are specialised on the development and manufacture of advanced composite materials and related technologies featuring bespoke physical and chemical characteristics. The comprehensive product range comprises fibre reinforced prepregs, structural core products (man-made materials and balsa wood), gel coats, adhesives, resins and consumables as well as certain finished parts. Gurit supplies growth markets in Wind Energy, Tooling, Transportation, Marine, and Engineered Structures. The international Group has production sites and offices in Switzerland, Germany, the UK, Canada, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Ecuador, Brazil, India and China.