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GMT Composites delivers carbon rudder for 147′ sloop
Comments Off01/20/09
Bristol, RI, USA – GMT Composites, recently shipped this extraordinary rudder to Vitters Shipyard in The Netherlands for installation in a 44.7 meter (147-foot) sloop under construction there. The GMT rudder is 6.1 meters (20 feet) in height, has a chord depth of 1.4 meters (4 feet 6 inches) and including the carbon stock, weights only 421 kg (926 pounds). The sloop Lady B. is a flush-deck mega-sailer with cutting-edge styling and state-of-the-art technology in construction, materials as well as gear and equipment. Lady B will cruise at over 20 knots, subjecting this rudder to extreme loads.
Image – GMT President David Schwartz stands between GMT-built carbon composite rudders for a Farr 44 (white) and the 147-foot Lady B (grey),
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