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THE MAST - THE MOST UNDERESTIMATED PART OF YOUR RIG

WHY IS THIS "BULKY POLE" SO IMPORTANT

The importance of the mast is usually extremely underrated. In fact, the mast is comparable to the transmission of a car. Or in other words, a Ferrari with only one gear is not very fast, only the correct transmission maximizes the potential of the e

HOW FAR BACKWARD COMPATIBLE ARE DUOTONE MASTS?

In general, at Duotone, we modify our mast curves just very, very moderately, if at all, from one year to the next. There are 2 reasons for this:. 1. we try to keep our masts compatible with our sails for as long as possible to avoid forcing customer

ADDITIONAL FACTS

1. MAST STIFFNESS. Your rig is like a bird's wing, it is not a static but a dynamic object. Everything above your boom is under permanent movement to react/adapt to changing wind conditions (wind strength and direction) as well as to water movement.T