![]() ![]() Kokomo III’s mast was built by Southern Spars in carbon fibre, and is stayed with Nitronic 50 rod and EC6 carbon stays with a lifting weight of 21 tons. Her mast is believed to be the tallest ever to be unstepped in Palma. Over the years we have closely maintained the rig of Kokomo including her annual service, in conjunction with suppliers BSI for the rigging components and Reckmann for furler work. The rig work is part of a continued service programme. Dedicated cranes had to be brought over from the mainland to STP in Palma where the yacht is located during service periods, both to unstep and restep the huge mast. The rig of SY Kokomo is serviced by our team. Safe load research provides valuable data source for the largest superyachts.Largest mast yet to be unstepped in the USA.At the same time we were able to take care of a range of logistics, including arranging for the mast cradles to be built locally.” The rig is expected to be reassembled in February, when the yacht can resume her trip. Ed comments “We were able once again to mobilise our international team at short notice, this time to San Diego. All the fittings were dismantled and a report was made to the mast manufacturer ready for insurance purposes. The mast and rigging were given a further inspection using the company’s advanced NDT equipment. It was then that the yacht was moved to San Diego where there were facilities that enabled the rig to be removed by a team from Marine Results. ![]() When Ed first arrived to inspect the rig for possible damage he spent four days up in the rig of the 66m (216ft) sloop carrying out a thorough NDT advanced ultrasound inspection. There, it became apparent that Ahimsa’s towering 83m (272ft) mast was probably the largest ever to be unstepped in the United States. Ed Danby flew in to the scene and after he carried out an initial local inspection the yacht was moved to San Diego to have the rig pulled out. A trip she was taking round the world was interrupted due to a lightning strike in Costa Rica. In 2015 the yacht was now renamed Ahimsa and Marine Results was once again taking care of the rig. ![]() Following a test sail, we designed a safe elegant solution for connecting the genoa sheet to the clew and supplied a prototype which was successfully sail-trialled and has led to the production of two further units used on the boat every day. We carried out extensive destruction testing of the lines to verify manufacturer’s specifications at our in-house facility. We supplied a customised rope package to exceed theoretical working loads. We optimized the running rigging systems for one of the world’s tallest masts which was built in 2012. ![]()
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