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Composites for high performance racing yachts

For over 30 years Gurit has supplied its proven range of advanced composite materials to numerous race yacht programmes seeking cutting edge performance.  Gurit combines the manufacture and supply of innovative, durable, industry-leading composite products with unrivalled in-house technical expertise, and a range of services to help customers make the most of the materials and technologies.

 

Product applications

 Yacht schematic

 PREPREG

CORE
MATERIALS

FORMULATED
PRODUCTS

Hull

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Deck X X
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Longitudinals X X
 X
Bulkheads
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Non-structural partitions
 X X
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Tooling X   X

PRODUCT
RANGE

GURIT
PRODUCTS

APPLICATION

PROCESS

 CERTIFICATIONS / USP

Prepreg, Semi-preg, Ancillaries
75 Range

SE 75
SF 75-90
SA 75-90
MP 75-90

 Wide range of Marine & Industrial applications
Particularly suited to large performance structures
 Vacuum bag
 DNV & Lloyds certified Low temperature and fast curing flexibility
Excellent mechanical & thermal performance
130 Fire Retardant Range
 SE 130FR
ST 130FR
SF 130FR
 For components requiring a high level of fire protection
 Vacuum bag
Autoclave
Compression moulding
 EN45545
Cures from 85°C (185°F)
Excellent tack and drape
90 Range
 ST 90 SPRINT™
SE 90
SF 75-90
SA 75-90
MP 75-90
 Suited to very large Marine and Industrial Structures using heavy weight reinforcement
 Vacuum bag
 DNV certified
Fast curing and low exotherm characteristics
Formulated
AMPRO™ Multi-purpose
 AMPRO™
AMPRO™ BIO
 Small - medium structures
Repair of large structures
 Vacuum bag
 Bio-based content
Performs as an adhesive, coating, filler and laminating system
Ampreg™ Laminating
 Ampreg™ 30
Ampreg™ 31
Ampreg™ 36
 Small - medium structures
Repair of large structures		 Vacuum bag
 DNV & Lloyds certified formats
High strength & stiffness for structural applications
Light Reflective Technology (LRT)
PRIME™ Infusion
 PRIME™ 37
 Medium to large structures
Premium, low viscosity, high performance epoxy		 Infusion, RTM
 Bio-based content as standard
DNV & Lloyds Certification
Spabond™ Bonding
 300 Series
500 Series
FR Series
 Small to large structures

DNV - 300 series
Lloyds - 500 series
Suitable for a wide range of substrates
Structural core materials
SAN
 Corecell M
 Marine, multi-purpose foam
High shear strength & elongation for toughness
Suitable for slamming areas		 Suitable for all processing techniques DNV, RINA, BV, IRS and ABS certified formats
High Dynamic Performance
No outgassing
Corecell S
 For sub-sea buoyancy applications
Can withstand depths of over 900m		 Suitable for all processing techniques High ductility and damage tolerance
Low water absorption under pressure
No outgassing
PVC Gurit PVC
Gurit PVC HT
 Suitable for all composite applications
HT - High temperature processing up to 140oC		 Suitable for all processing techniques Self extinguishing
Outstanding chemical resistance
DNV, RINA and Lloyds certified formats
PET Gurit Kerdyn™ Green
Gurit Kerdyn™ Green FR
 All-purpose PET foam
Superior strength & stiffness:weight ratio
FR - For applications requiring Fire, Smoke and Toxicity (FST) properties		 Suitable for all processing techniques DNV certified formats
Up to 100% recycled content from plastic bottles
Good cost/ performance ratio
FR = FST properties
Recyclable

Baltic testimonial

“Gurit’s SPRINT™ materials are easy to work with and have been helpful in saving us build time.“

Thomas Lill
Composite Materials Purchaser, Baltic Yachts

 

 

Case studies

  • IMOCA60 development & Vendée Globe

    Planet Sail's Docktalk feature on Gurit Engineering being involved in the IMOCA60 development.

    To watch the full feature please click here.

  • Charal IMOCA 60
    Charal IMOCA 60

    Gurit collaborated closely with designers to integrate structural considerations in their design process, in conjunction with advanced slamming analysis to ensure integrity and optimized support structure.

    Gurit was proud to be not only the principal engineers on the project, but also a key material supplier.

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  • Infiniti 46
    Infiniti 46

    Gurit engineered the complete composite structure of this 14m canting keel race boat fitted with a Dynamic Stability System (DSS).

  • Volvo 65
    Volvo 65

    Gurit provided data acquisition setup and analysis, and performed FEA of Farr Structural design on these one design ocean-racing monohulls for the 2014 Volvo Ocean Race.

IMOCA60 development & Vendée Globe

Charal IMOCA 60

Infiniti 46

Volvo 65