NEWS & UPDATES
The Australian Maxi’s have been keeping us busy over the last month with repairs and servicing to their furling units prior to the 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The battle for line honors between the offshore heavyweights...
New to our range the KZ1 comes in a small, lightweight package but packs a big punch. It has a one ton safe working load making it suitable for super fast furling on staysails for yachts up to 30m or free-flying sails...
As this newsletter goes out, Emirates Team New Zealand will be ticking off their last testing days on the water for 2012. From what we can see it has been very successful, with minimal down time and a massive learning curve about sailing these super fast catamarans...
KZ “Xtreme” series is now available at KZ Racefurlers. For the serious teams that want to take efficiency and weight saving to the next level we will customize our furlers in titanium and 7000 series alloy.
Think for a moment about all those pictures of Volvo Ocean racers with tonnes of water bursting over the bow and sweeping down the deck. Then consider that in fast reaching conditions the first item of gear to experience that destructive force for hour after hour, day after day is the A-sail furling drum.
Mike Slade’s Supermaxi ICAP Leopard has returned to competitive racing after a substantial refit. While under refit, all her furlers and head swivels were brought home to NZ to be fully serviced and retrofitted with the latest technology from KZ Racefurlers. In one of her first outings since hitting the water again Leopard took line honours in the JP Morgan Round the Island Race, just 3 minutes shy of their own course record.
Radius rope thimbles machined in alloy, stainless steel, titanium or acetal. They offer a low friction, light weight, high load option ideal for bridals, vangs, lazyjacks, purchase cascades…the options are endless. Custom options are available on request. Clink on this link to see specs and prices.
Furler world. What is it and where do we find it? To get there you go quickly past the “dreamland” of helmsmen and navigators, through the trimmers and pit of “adventureland” and there in the distance, you will find “frontierland”, home to the legendary bowman in furler world. Furler world is a harsh place, only the best survive up here. Pounded by tons of water, pushed and pulled to the limit, it is not a place for the underspecced and/or unproven...
Hamish Pepper and Jim Turner have just finished the 2012 Star World Championships and we are happy to report they finished 7th overall to qualify NZL for the Olympic Games...
With the northern hemisphere sailing season almost here it is a timely reminder to do those pre season checks on all you furling gear. Head swivels and drums need to be carefully looked over. Are the bearings running smoothly?
An interview with JP Dick, see the KZ Racefurlers set up and in action on the bow of Virbac-Paprec 3.
WIN a KZ100!
“He Said”…..Justin Slattery on the bow of Abu Dhabi. Give us your thoughts on what is being said and be into WIN a KZ100, our dingy furler with a 100kg SWL furler as seen on the Weta trimarans.
The best lines will be published in the next newsletter along with the winner for the KZ100.
With the Volvo Ocean Race fleet in our home port of Auckland it seems like a fitting time to launch our bi-monthly newsletter. We were on the water to see our furlers cross the finish line first into Auckland on Groupama. We congratulate all the teams for making it safely to Auckland. It was great to see Brad Marsh on Groupama, proudly flying the NZ flag as he was first Kiwi home, closely followed by Brad Jackson on Puma. Both these kiwi sailors are huge supporters of KZ Racefurlers and we are proud to...
It was January 2011 when KZ Racefurlers were approached by the ORACLE Race, design and engineering team to come up with the ultimate code zero furler for the new AC45 fleet. With a specific design brief and a very short time frame the new style KZ Race furler was born. At KZ Marine we thrive on a challenge, and the one handed to us by Oracle...
KZ Quick connect bullets are in hot demand by the bowmen on the professional racing circuit. Used as a fast solution to connect gennaker drop lines coming into the bottom mark and for guide stays on genoa staysail hoists, these spring loaded bullets have the strength...
“These furlers must not fail me” JP Dick Virbac Paprec 3 with KZ Racefurlers wins the BWR 2010/11 In 2011 the super duo of Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck Peyron, onboard the striking blue IMOCA 60 monohull Virbac Paprec 3, won the 2010/11 Barcelona World Race. During the race they also broke the outright 24 hour monohull speed record previously held by Alex Thomson on Hugo Boss. Virbac-Paprec 3 covered 506.333 nautical miles in 24 hours...
KZ2 Racefurlers on Bodacious Dream: Dave Rearick with his brand new Kiwi Class 40 designed by BT Boats in New Zealand, is racing in the Atlantic Cup with Matt Scharl. Finishing first in New York -Newport Leg they sit 2nd overall on the leader board...
