Exclusive partnership for Future Fibres with SailGP

SailGP has announced a three-season partnership with composite yacht rigging supplier, Future Fibres, to exclusively supply rigging on the F50, the high performance catamarans competing in the high octane racing series.

Future Fibres will provide its multistrand technology, ECsix, to all eight F50s racing in the global SailGP league. The three-season deal will also allow SailGP to explore Future Fibres latest hybrid products, such as AEROsix, as well as providing Future Fibres with a unique test platform to further develop its products.

“We are excited to be teaming up with SailGP,” says James Austin, Future Fibres General Manager. “The selection of Future Fibres by SailGP further endorses Future Fibres’ position as the go to supplier of performance rigging for high performance one design race applications.”

Brad Marsh, SailGP tech team operations manager, comments: “When choosing a supplier to align with the technologically advanced F50 catamarans, SailGP looks for companies with experience to provide products that are proven to be reliable and fit for purpose. With Future Fibres we are looking forward to developing our existing relationship and work in parallel to develop their product lines across the F50 platform and with our new modular wings.”

SailGP Season 2 starts in Bermuda on April 24-25, 2021.