* History of Sailing Yacht Masts, Rigging and Sails 1900-Present Day The design, construction and materials of masts, rigging and sails have changed greatly over the course of the 20th century. From solid wooden masts built from a single tree to carbon fibre sections aerodynamically tested, super light and super strong. Sails have changed from natural materials such as cotton, which had a tendency to rot and stretch when wet, to new materials such as North sails 3DL sails using Vectran, carbon fibre, Kevlar and exotic films and glues. Web Site Snapshot: If available, above is a snapshot of the * History of Sailing Yacht Masts, Rigging and Sails 1900-Present Day web site at http://boatdesign.net/articles/mast-materials/ as it appeared when this site was added to the directory or last verified. Please Note that Boat Design Net has no involvement with the above web site; all content and images depicted in the above thumbnail are the property and copyright of * History of Sailing Yacht Masts, Rigging and Sails 1900-Present Day unless otherwise noted on that site. Details: Description: The design, construction and materials of masts, rigging and sails have changed greatly over the course of the 20th century. From solid wooden masts built from a single tree to carbon fibre sections aerodynamically tested, super light and super strong. Sails have changed from natural materials such as cotton, which had a tendency to rot and stretch when wet, to new materials such as North sails 3DL sails using Vectran, carbon fibre, Kevlar and exotic films and glues. URL: http://boatdesign.net/articles/mast-materials/ Phone: Fax: Address: Country: Date * History of Sailing Yacht Masts, Rigging and Sails 1900-Present Day was added to the Boat Design Directory: 10-Mar-2002 Number of Visitors who visited * History of Sailing Yacht Masts, Rigging and Sails 1900-Present Day from the Boat Design Directory: 5104 *Note: Site may be listed in multiple categories, and if so, traffic is for this category only. Historic Snapshots Google Cache | Internet Archive Wayback Machine Visit * History of Sailing Yacht Masts, Rigging and Sails 1900-Present Day

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