Flying Fifteen Data

The Selden Epsilon section, with purpose designed bonded lower sleeve, has been the ultimate "stiff rig" combination backed by many championship wins in the last few years.

The Selden 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.

Championships Results

Steve Goacher, using a standard Selden Sleeved Epsilon section convincingly won 1996 National Championships, and 1997 and 1999 World Championships.

The 1999 National Championships were won by Alan Bax, again using standard sleeved Epsilon.

Sections Available

MAST   Sleeved Epsilon,
BOOM   2633
POLE   42 mm special drawn tubing 

Standard Features

Choose a Selden mast and you will find many performance enhancing features unique to our products. You will find more details in our "winning masts" brochure; - here are some examples: -

The unique Selden tapering system ensures that all our tapers are minimum size and minimum weight. This gives low windage and centre of gravity for speed through the water, and low topmast weight for maximum gust response. Fast gust response means that the topmast reacts 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, so no manually induced inconsistencies.

In fact, all key operations in the Selden tapering system are automated, ensuring each mast to the same design has identical characteristics, something our competitors can only dream of. 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 have been heat treated in our purpose-designed oven. This artificial hardening ensures that you get maximum performance from the high performance aluminium alloy which we have selected.

Before anodising, our spars pass through a purpose-developed bead-peening machine. Bead peening not only gives the mast a perfect satin finish it also dramatically improves fatigue properties giving you a mast which will give top reliable performance for many years.

Top quality fittings such as our fully adjustable spreader bracket and highly durable investment cast gooseneck are supplied as standard, for speed and reliability on the racecourse.

Mast Specification

Standard mast includes 3-sheave heelplug, two vang straps, bonded sleeve at deck level, ball bearing pole lift and spinnaker halyard sheaves, and fully adjustable spreaders. Mast is supplied overlength as standard.

Rigging Pack Specification

Included as standard are kevlar main halyard with cleat, kevlar pole uphaul, heavy-duty jib halyard, shrouds with swaged lower eyes and shroud covers.

Boom specification

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

Spinnaker Pole Specification.

Standard pole is super stiff 42 mm tapered pole with piston ends. A "jumbo" 46 mm pole is also available.

Mast heel                  93mm from aft mast step bolt to front keel bolt
	
Spreader Length        422mm (side of mast to shroud)

Spreader Deflection  197 mm (aft edge of mast to 
                                  straight line between shrouds)  

                           Rake           Rig Tension	
1-10 knots          7550mm     135 kg
11-15 knots        7500mm     180 kg (flat water), 160 kg (rough water)
16-20 knots        7440mm     135 kg
21 knots+           7420 mm    115 kg
Rake measured from black band to top of transom with 
deck level control eased.

Championship Specification

VFLFMEP/1     Sleeved Epsilon Flying fifteen mast
VFLFRP            Flying fifteen Rig Pack
VFLFB              Flying fifteen boom, outboard end cut away
VFLFB/OH       Flying fifteen boom with outhaul
VFLFS               Flying fifteen pole, 42 mm
VFLF46S           Flying fifteen pole, 46 mm
027259-01         Turnbuckle Spreader Adjusters - 
                           for precise on the water angle adjustment
034053-01          Uphaul Wedge for spi pole
225373-01          Spin Pole Stowage Loop for on boom storage
225367               Compass Bracket
                           - "head up" mounting for Silva 103P compass 

Errors and omissions excepted.

All data subject to continuous update.

Latest update 11 April 2000