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Yacht made with Gurit's prepegs on display at France show

03 Oct '16

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Gurit, a leader in advanced composite engineering and materials, has announced that Galaxy of Happiness, one of the Latitude Yachts of the first two “Galaxy” 53m Trimarans, made with Gurit's prepeg materials is displayed at the 26th Monaco yacht show, from September 28 to October 1, 2016, the first international boat show to be held in Port Hercules, France.

Designed by Coste Design & Partners, Galaxy of Happiness and Galaxy have been built in a record time of only 2.5 years. Launched in Riga, Latvia, in May 2016, the two Trimarans perform with excellence reaching their designed top speed of 30 knots as well as top level comfort and technology. Galaxy and Galaxy of Happiness have been built in parallel at the Latitude yard in Riga, Latvia. The yard covered all composite production, systems and engine installations as well as interior and outer finishing.

The two, all-composite sister trimarans were built from Gurit SPRINT prepreg material moulded in glass and carbon composites and featuring Corecell M foam. Gurit Corecell provides a combination of high shear strength with low density, high elongation, high temperature resistance and low resin uptake. The material is the perfect choice in slamming area and has also been used in the superstructure, hull and multiple decks. For the secondary bonding, Gurit Ampreg 22 and Spabond 340LV were used. Most of the parts of both trimarans were built in one piece at once, including the 53m long hull with engine foundations.

Valdis Irbe, chairman of the Board and CEO of Latitude Yachts said, “Taking Gurit on board for the entire composite material package supply and process support was a perfect decision and very much helped us achieving such a great result. Gurit´s team was always there when needed and delivered beyond expectations.” (GK)

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