Flying Dutchman Tuning Information

Update

More Flying Dutchman Regattas have been won with Seldén (formerly Proctor) spars than with any other manufacturer’s product.

The Seldén E section has long been the class favourite section, is ideal for “old” rule boats (i.e. lower spinnaker halyard and shorter pole), and “new” specification rigs used by lightweight crews.

Seldén Gamma is a modern and lightweight but more powerful section ideal for the new specification with most F.D. crew weights.

The Seldén 2633 Boom has the unique strength for weight characteristics necessary to achieve absolute mainsheet and kicker control, and our boom slides allow direct attachment of kicker and mainsheet blocks for efficient centrelining.

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Why Seldén?

Choose a Seldén mast and you will find many performance enhancing features unique to our products, for example:

• The Seldén tapering system ensures that our tapers are minimum size and weight. This gives low windage, centre of gravity and topmast weight. This maximises your speed by enabling the topmast to react quickly to gusts and waves giving better acceleration, a smoother ride upwind and, ultimately, more races won!
• Automated welding keeps excess heat out of the taper for guaranteed consistency and performance. The weld produced is so perfect that there is no need to mechanically grind the weld (which can induce inconsistencies). This means that once we have finalised a winning design, you can be sure that your spar will perform identically to the champions.
• All masts are heat treated in our purpose-designed oven. This artificial hardening ensures that you get maximum performance from the high performance aluminium alloy.
• Our spars pass through a purpose-developed bead-peening machine. This gives the mast a perfect satin finish that dramatically improves fatigue properties, giving you a mast that will perform reliably for many years.
• Top quality fittings such as our fully adjustable spreader bracket and highly durable cast gooseneck ensure speed and reliability on the racecourse.

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Mast Specification - E , Gamma

Standard mast is supplied overlength below deck to fit all models. Includes ball bearing pole lift and spinnaker halyard sheaves, and fully adjustable spreaders.

Boom Specification - 2633

Standard boom includes cutaway outboard end for reduced weight and increased clearance. Boom is supplied with inboard and outboard ends with sheaves plus three boom slides.

Spinnaker Pole Specification

Spinnaker pole is from our 42mm drawn tube for the ultimate stiffness combined with low weight.

Rigging Specification

Included as standard are wire main halyard with cleat, kevlar pole uphaul, heavy duty jib halyard, shrouds with swaged lower eyes, forestay, and trapeze wires with handles, all supplied overlength for custom fitting to boat.

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