Why they ran away from Hard Top masts:
Was it from performance reasons og durability reasons - or both?
"... the goal with
the new masts has 100% been to gain durability, in every type. to do
this required some engineering changes and addition of materials..."
Barry
Spanier
"We have developed some new masts called the "Race 100K" for 2014, which have some improvements in bend curve and durability."
Artur Szpunar, Maui Sails.
From the Maui Sails Forum.
"Das
Problem für mich waren die Gaastra-Masten, die eine andere Biegekurve
hatten, sie haben eine weichere Base. Da man aber Masten nicht so
schnell ändern kann ..."
Peter Munzlinger, when he was a relatively new designer for Gaastra Sails (now GA Sails).
From "surf" magazine No. 3, 2012.
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