Armare Ropes is official supplier of the standing rigging of the SSL 47 fleet, the one-design class that will compete in the SSL Gold Cup, one of the most exciting, engaging and innovative projects in the current international sailing scene.
Armare Ropes’ standing rigging solution
Armare Ropes designed and produced the standing rigging of the SSL 47 boats. The exceptional performance of these sailing boats required a careful design and the use of state-of-the-art materials and fittings. The choice was inevitably our innovative HTS terminals, made of high-performance stainless steel by CNC milling. This allows maximum weight reduction and the best possible dimensional accuracy, thus ensuring maximum performance. However, we have also carefully studied the aesthetic design, which is very attractive. The PBO rigging with SLING construction has undergone numerous quality checks and special treatments to adapt to these high-performance boats..
SSL Gold Cup concept
The SSL GOLD CUP is like the football World Cup for sailing: a competition among countries that identifies and crowns the top sailing nation. Developed with the guidance of the world’s best sailors and the founders of the Star Sailors League, the SSL GOLD CUP shines the spotlight on the heroes of sailing and arouses the sporting passions of national pride. Raced in high performance boats, all-national crews of nine will provide an action-filled spectacle in the mold of the football World Cup. The SSL47 monohull yachts are big and spectacular. With the goal of encouraging participation from all countries, including small and emerging sailing nations. Watch an SSL in action.
Video Test Event
The boat: SSL 47
The boats chosen for the regattas are the spectacular monohulls SSL 47, already known as the RC 44, of which they take up some fundamental aspects with a more elongated construction. The SSL 47 are displacement monohulls built entirely in carbon fiber, with an asymmetric spinnaker and a fixed (not canting) keel, and no water ballast. They are strategically and physically demanding boats that highlight the crew’s skills, guaranteeing the spectacularity typical of great sailing duels.
More info: https://goldcup.starsailors.com/
Photo: Martina Orsini / SSL Gold Cup