Collaborating with a team of America’s Cup foil engineers, Armstrong set out to develop a high performance mast to take you into the future.
Their design goal called for a unique blend of strength, stiffness, drag and light weight. Combining CFD analysis with expert insight allowed Armstrong to tune each section of the mast from baseplate to fuselage connection for maximum efficiency.
Structural analysis shows that a combination of both high modulus (HM) and intermediate modulus (IM) carbon fibers best distributes loads throughout various sections of the mast.
HM's stiffness minimizes flex in the mast's central strut area and IM's high tensile strength caters to the complex shapes of the top plate and fuselage connection.
The result is a top of the line mast consisting of top shelf materials, new mast section, refined baseplate, reduced drag fuselage connection and new construction method.
Proprietary titanium M7 mast top hardware follows suit with a strong, light and drag reducing connection to the board.
They tested over 100 prototypes to come up with the latest performance mast.
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