Hall Seamless Carbon Masts
Hall Spars & Rigging brings an extraordinary level of skill and a reputation of unmatched quality and performance to every spar we build. The Hall brand worldwide is associated with technology and innovation. By any measure, the value of the goods and services provided by Hall are unequalled in the spar and rigging industry.
Superyachts
Hall Spars & Rigging's investment in large autoclaves and expanded factory space is paying dividends to superyacht owners. Our 46-meter autoclaves mean that superyacht masts up to 150 feet in length are built in one piece, in one cure cycle. We're the only manufacturer creating seamless, one-piece masts of this length. Our completely homogeneous tubes deliver maximum structural reliability and save an impressive amount of weight. Especially in large yachts where stability is at a premium because draft is sometimes limited, the lighter the rig, the better the yacht performs.
The lighter Hall mast " with absolutely no compromise in safety or reliability" offers greater design flexibility throughout the yacht. For example, weight can come out of the keel while maintaining righting moment, allowing the boat to carry more systems. With a lighter rig, the draft can also be reduced without loss of stability. Or the designer may opt for a stiffer, faster design.
The Hall team also works with your yacht designer from the engineering phase through sea trials. The relationship between the mast and hull is essential to the boat's overall performance. The mast's weight, center of gravity and stiffness have direct relationships to the hull and a coordinated design results in the best sailing characteristics. Your boat captain, project manager, and sailmaker also have critical input to the mast design. How and where the boat will be sailed, the type of sails and construction all play into the stiffness and systems on the mast.
The bottom line is that, working together, we'll ensure that the mast is ready to sail when you are.
Racing
No other sparmaker continually achieves the record Hall does in the racing arena. This experience translates into highly optimized, race-tested designs that combine the highest performance with maximum reliability.
At Hall, we understand the process behind selecting the builders for a high-profile program, as well as the pressures of running a competitive team. We've structured our engineering team, as well as our project management and customer service teams, to help you achieve your performance and scheduling goals. Combined with our "best way" manufacturing technique, Hall promises to deliver the highest performance spars and rigging on time, and to support the product once it's in the boat.
Hall's engineering team has an excellent relationship with world's leading yacht designers. Our team also works with all the top sailmakers to create race-winning mast/sail combinations, and to ensure the mast is fined-tuned to fit the stiffness and bend characteristics desired. From IACC-winning spars to masts for grand-prix racers and record-setters, Hall has proven our ability to excel within the parameters of rating rules as well as the ability to develop exciting new designs.
But a mast is not just the tube. At Hall, we design and install fittings that work for your type of racing. Our halyard locks, internal tangs, seamless carbon rigging, are just a few examples of innovative systems offered by Hall to reduce weight and windage and improve sailing performance.
Hall offers an unequalled delivery and commissioning service. In addition, we have a worldwide service infrastructure to support our product after the sale. If we are not already present at a regatta, a service response can be arranged quickly with a simple phone call.
Cruising
A Hall Seamless carbon spar is uniquely suited to the challenges of offshore sailing: The boat is drier. It has a more comfortable motion in a seaway. And the mast is easier to tune.
The racing pedigree of Hall spars not only demonstrates the performance enhancement a carbon spar brings to a boat, but the safety record as well. For each mast, we determine a factor of safety but we don't add fat to the rig. We push to optimize the engineering - when it comes to safety, we leave nothing to chance.
We're creating a lighter structure, just as we do with our racing spars. Designing the boat with a carbon spar affects the overall boat design, including placement of ballast and weight of cruising amenities. In the case of a new boat, it allows the designer to put weight more efficiently in the hull and keel. Whether you have a new boat or a Hall replacement mast, the benefits of a lightweight spar are realized immediately. There's lower stress on the rigging, lower stress on the hull, less pitching moment, less healing moment, less momentum of the boom in a jibe, and less weight to leeward with a carbon boom.
At Hall, performance and good looks go hand-in-hand. The best-built and most stylish projects come to Hall for our unique combination of performance and panache. From innovative design to creative paint treatments, Hall can meet your needs.
No matter where you're going, a well-engineered, reliable, and good-looking Hall Seamless mast will get you there.
Production Boats
Hall knows the one-design rig business. Our experience supplying rigs for a variety of one-design projects ensures smooth execution from the prototype forward. Hall one-design rigs are fully documented with measurement certificates. Supporting that documentation are Hall's detailed engineering records and tuning manuals. Hall masts grace production boats worldwide, including designs by Beneteau, Wally, Nautor Swan, Oyster Marine, J/Boats, Sabre, Farr Yacht Design, Morris Yachts, Grand Soleil, Baltic, Shipman, and Luca Brenta.
When a manufacturer builds with Hall, we deliver:
Trouble-Free Model Introduction
One-Design Consistency, Performance, and Documentation
Visible Regatta Support
Aerospace-Quality Engineering & Manufacturing
Uncomplicated Delivery, Commissioning
Reliable Product Support
Worldwide Service Infrastructure
Superior Brand Recognition/Resale Value |
