Case Study Optimized for ultimate performance Gurit helps TAG Yachts achieve the ultimate goal of balancing performance and luxury. Boat design usually requires some sort of compromise – low weight can be achieved but usually at a cost, where a comfortable fit-out is...
Case Study The launch of the Reichel/Pugh designs, Morning Glory and Pyewacket in 2004 generated a great deal of interest within the sailing world. This was due to the fact that these 86 foot boats were the largest yachts to date to benefit from DynaYacht’s patented...
Case Study WILD OATS – Reichel/Pugh 60ft Canting Ballast Twin Foil Racing Sloop Gurit was contracted to conduct the composite structural engineering for this revolutionary 60’ sloop from the drawing board of John Reichel and Jim Pugh in California, which was...
Case Study The image of offshore sailing in the UK went through a dramatic change as the press and public followed closely the daily exploits of Ellen MacArthur on board Kingfisher towards the end of the 2000-01 Vendée Globe, non-stop solo round the world race. Her...
Case Study ‘ALINGHI’ 12M LAKE LEMAN RACING CATAMARAN Lake Leman multihulls are a class of extreme, state-of-the-art racing machine capable of sailing at twice the speed of the wind, with ten times the power to weight ratio of an America’s Cup yacht. Ernesto...
Case Study The Makkah clock tower, the central tower of the Abraj-al Bait development in Makkah, KSA, features FRP composite materials and structural engineering from advanced composite specialists Gurit. At 607m tall the building is the second tallest in the world....
