UpdateSince the design of the Wayfarer, Seldén (formerly Proctor) Masts have been proud to be sole suppliers to the Wayfarer Class. The ‘E’ section is ideal for this type of one-design rig - its forgiving and predictable bend characteristics enable power and sail shape to be accurately controlled to suit a wide range of crew weights and wind strengths. It is complemented by the 2633 boom section, which 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. The Seldén 38mm pole is the lightest tapered spinnaker pole available for the Wayfarer. Our super stiff 42mm pole is also available.
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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.
Sections Available
Mast Specification
- E
Standard mast includes three sheave heel plug, mast lowering pivot, eye for pole lift, fully adjustable spreaders, and external tangs for shrouds attachment. Draw lines are fitted for rapid attachment of halyards.
Boom Specification
- 2633
Boom has inboard end, outboard end with sheave, three boom slides. A 4:1 clew outhaul is fitted as standard.
Spinnaker Pole Specification
Standard silver 38mm tapered or super stiff black 42mm diameter tapered pole with piston ends.
Rigging Specification
Included in rig pack are wire jib halyard, spectra main halyard, 4mm pre-stretched spinnaker halyard, kevlar pole lift, pole lift hook, shrouds and forestay with covers.sheaves, and three boom slides.
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| Mast Pivot | As far forward as rules allow | Spreader Length
(side of mast to shroud) | Crew weight under 23 stone: 505mm
Crew weight 23 – 24 stone: 515mm
Crew weight over 24 stone: 525mm | | Spreader Deflection | 215mm (aft edge of mast to straight line between shrouds) | Rig Tension
(measured on shrouds) | 135 kg (light winds)
160 kg (medium to heavy winds) | | Mast rake | 7213mm (light winds)
7162mm medium/heavy winds)
Measured from masthead to top of transom |
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