CST Composites will be exhibiting at JEC Asia 2011, stand E11, at Suntec City Singapore from October 18 through 20. We invite you to visit us at our stand and discuss current technologies and any applications you may have for filament wound, pultruded or fabricated composite products.

In attendance will be our Managing Director, Clive Watts, our Design Engineer, Nathan Howell, and our Business Development Manager, Gerard Laffan

CST Composites will take the opportunity to showcase its capabilities in filament winding, pultrusion and composites fabrication.

We recently completed the design, production and machining of large diameter filament wound tubes for a ground demonstration article for the application on the International Space Station. Sections of these parts, along with other filament wound , pultruded and fabricated components will be on display at its stand, E11.

For the first time in Asia, the company will demonstrate its capabilities in the design, manufacture and production control via its Manufacturing Enterprise Systems that coordinates its computer driven manufacturing equipment and provides reproducible parts along with statistical information to ensure quality and performance are at the forefront of its production.

The development was driven by CST’s 18ft skiff guru Chris Dixon and trailed on CST Composites 18ft Skiff skippered by Howie Hamlin. Howie finished the regatta in respectable 5th place showing the potential of the new products with minimal testing. The new masts are an evolution of last year’s design and have been developed to suit the latest sail trends and ever increasing working sail area. The result is substantial increase in stiffness over the 2010 rigs while keeping weight down to a minimum.

The new high modulus 130x55mm rectangular carbon fibre booms are also significantly stiffer than last year’s product. “Increase in mast stiffness called for stiffer booms as well, so going to a rectangular section seemed like the obvious choice. We have now done this for most of our dinghy classes as it has allowed us to maximise the stiffness in the Y axis without the added weight that would have been experienced with the oval section. Rectangular booms have been used in high performance yachts for years, so I guess it was only a matter of time before this development made its impact on the dinghy and skiff arena,” said CST’s GM, Chris Dixon.

In order to bring the weight of some of the skiffs down to minimum, CST also produced a set of intermediate modulus carbon fibre wings for the J.J.Giltinan winning boat Gotta Love It 7. 2kg weight reduction over the conventional standard modulus carbon wings was achieved, while maintaining the same stiffness characteristics.

With the next major regatta being the European Championships, we are confident that with more time on the water CST Composites 18ft skiff will be one of the hot contenders.

Nine national and one world championship wins for CST product has been a result of our strong focus on R&D and a close working relationship with some of the leading sailors in their respective classes.

Our congratulation goes to the crew of “Brydens Compensation Lawyers” who bounced back to win the windy 16ft Skiff Nationals sailed from Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron. The team skippered by Lee Knapton used CST’s new carbon fibre rectangular boom, spinnaker pole and fibreglass mast tips in both no1 and no2 rigs.

Current I14 world champions Archie Massey and Dan Wilsdon convincingly won the Australian I14 Championship with a string of first places. They too used the new rectangular boom and a modified configuration HM3 CST mast.

Rohan Nosworthy and crew Neil Tasker dominated the MG14 nationals with the lowest possible score of 7, after scoring a 1st place finish in every heat. They used the newly developed high modulus elliptical mast as did last year’s winner Hugh Tait, who placed 2nd.

Trevor Fay and Nathan Chipchase once again won the Cherub nationals with the CST HM one piece mast while the B14 National Championship was won by current world champions Guy Bancroft and David Grace.

Glen Ashby added yet another Australian Championship crown to his sailing portfolio winning the A-class and Brien Hennessy won the Javelin tittle sailing with crew Andrew Hackett.

Peter V. made a comeback to the NS14 class winning the Australian Championship with Tina Babbage while Nick Craig won the Phantom class in the UK.

Nathan Outteridge was also victorious walking away with the Australian Moth Championship, sailed as a warm up event before the Worlds. He then marched on to win the World Championship as well, sailed in a strong fleet of 113 boats. In fact this was undoubtedly the best quality fleet the Moth class has ever seen. Comprising of a number of World and Olympic champions as well as celebrated Americas Cup and Volvo Ocean Race sailors.

During the past few months CST Composites worked extremely closely with Nathan to develop a range of new masts specifically designed to suit the KA and MSL10 and MSL13 sails. No less that 21 prototype masts were made for the CST Moth Team, refining the bend characteristics to perfection in order to achieve the optimum luff curve match. Nathan also used the new CST rectangular boom which has proven to be stiffer and lighter than last season’s model.

All of the above products will be available as the part of our new 2011 range in the coming weeks.

Australian Sailing Team member Tom Slingsby has been named the 2010 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year.
Tom already a multiple world champion in the Laser class is the first Australian to win this prestigious award.

CST Composites has been involved with the Australian Sailing Team since 2007 as the official equipment supplier. We decided to supply tiller extensions for Tom and the rest of the team including 49er World Champion Nathan Outteridge, in order to offer them a custom solution that would hopefully provide an edge over their opposition. Working with each team member we produced tiller extensions that are specific to their sailing style.

It is fantastic to see Australia’s best sailors achieve their goals with just a little over 18 months until the Olympics.

In July CST supported sailor Andrea Bonezzi was crowned the “European Contender Champion”, using CST’s HM Club mast.  Two weeks later CST spars have won yet another regatta.

This time Australia’s Olympian and CST team member Nathan Outteridge, has beaten a strong fleet of 85 boats to become the 2010 European Moth Champion..

Sailed on Switzerland’s Lake Silvaplana, the championship was one of the closest on record. Nathan and fallow CST sailor Bora Gulari were the standouts from the rest of the fleet. Last time these two met, Bora was victorious taking the World Champion crown in USA. This year Nathan came back in a new boat sporting a prototype “Elite” series mast from CST, and experienced great speed improvement to win the championship by 2 points.

The next big event on the Moth calendar is the 2011 World Championship to be sailed from Belmont 16ft Sailing Club on Nathan’s home waters of Lake Macquarie. It should be a great contest between these two sailors, however past World Champions like John Harris could also cause an upset. The top 10 is likely to be made up of ex World and Olympic Champions

CST composites has been supplying rowing oar shafts for Jac Oars since 2007,  however we have recently undertaken more development work in order to compare CST’s filament wound tubes versus opposition fabric wrapped tubes.

A number of “cantilevered” tests was performed on both opposition and CST shafts where both deflection data and breaking loads were recorded.

The data was conclusive, it showed CST filament wound shafts to have a 25% higher ultimate load while being 11% lighter.

The secret to superiority of filament wound products lies in its high fibre to resin ratio, uncrimped fibre paths and accuracy of our computer controlled process.

After the success Archie Massey and Dan Wilsdon had winning the 2010 world championships with a CST HM2 mast, we saw the need to develop a full component package for this increasingly popular mast.

Part of this development has been a new carbon fibre gooseneck fitting and more recently new resin infused carbon fibre spreaders. Attachment points for stay/trap wires have been incorporated while the finish is in "clear carbon".

The spreaders are available for purchase with HM2 masts, please contact us for more information

Under the 'Researchers in Business’ program a CRC-ACS engineer will be resident part-time at CST, assisting in new product and market development. Integrating CRC-ACS's extensive design knowledge and manufacturing expertise into the CST production environment enhances CST's capabilities in their drive to be constantly creating new and high performing products.

CST has taken delivery of a new Instron universal testing machine.   This machine allows testing of our products in tension, compression, bending and torsion.  It can test to 250kN maximum load, various strain rates and also test cyclic loading. 

Understanding the properties of materials and finished components is essential to correctly engineer products that offer the ultimate in performance and reliability.  We can obtain accurate test data on different fibre, resin and laminate configurations in house.  

The machine will enhance CST's existing quality assurance program and assist in ongoing research and development in the composites field.

CST team sailor and 2009 Olympian Nathan Outteridge has come away with yet another title in the International Moth class.

The regatta was hosted by Belmont 16ft Sailing Club and attracted a strong fleet of 38 boats.

Nathan dominated the racing on his home waters of Lake Macquarie, to win the title on 8 points with 6 first places.
 
Both Nathan and fellow CST team sailor David Lister (who finished 3rd), used CST Nano Spars from our "Nano Pro" range.

The focus now shifts to European championship in Italy followed by 2011 Worlds hosted by the Belmont club as well.

With plenty of sail development taking place, CST is also working closely with Raptor Sails on developments for the smallest diameter Moth mast on the market, the Nano 5.

Sydney crew of Hugh Tait and Tom Potter convincingly won the Australian MG14 Championhip sailed from 27 Dec. - 2 Jan. at Taree Amateur Sailing Club.

The pair launched their new boat just in time for the regatta which sported CST’s IM series elliptical mast and boom. “Carbon Neutral” sailed a near perfect regatta with five 1st placings and a 2nd to win the series on 7 points.

“I want to thank CST for fitting me in at the last minute
making it possible for Tom and I to attend and win the Championships. The rig worked extremely well and we had excellent speed, upwind in particular”, said Hugh.

2nd place went to Rohan Nosworthy and Lindsay Mason with ex Australian Champion Gary Reeves and Alexander Warner in 3rd.

The 40th Contender class World Championships were hosted by Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, attracting a fleet of 60 boats.

Sailed over a 10 race series with 2 drops, Australian Jono Neate on board AUS2323 won the regatta. Jono sailed a consistent regatta with four 1st place finishes and a total score of 18 points. 3 points behind was Italy’s Andrea Bonezzi and in 3rd Germany’s  Christoph Homeier, on 22 points.

Jono sailed one of the Bonezzi built timber hulls sporting a CST mast. Our new HM Club range of Contender masts was developed in the lead up to the Worlds and is available as 1 or 2 piece option.

Strong fleet of 109 boats contested the International 14 class Worlds on Sydney Harbour. The regatta hosted by Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club, required a split in fleet to Gold and Silver divisions, due to the high number of participants.

The series was sailed in a range of conditions over a 7 race format and eventually won by Sydney based Brit Archie Massey and Australian crew Dan Wilsdon. The winners on board Carbon Fibre Express sponsored boat were dominant in all conditions with superior tactics, boat handling and excellent downwind speed.

The pair scored four 1st placings, a 2nd and 6th to win by 11 point margin over Roger Gilbert and Ben McGrane with Mark Krstic and Andrew Wilson in 3rd place.
This is also Archie Massey’s 2nd consecutive world title crown, something that has not occurred before, in the class that has heritage dating back to the 1930s

“We did a lot of development with Archie and Dan leading up to the series. Particularly with his new CST HM2 Mast and with Dave Alexander doing sail development. It is fantastic to see the guys win the series,” said CST Composites General Manager Chris Dixon.

CST's new range of High Modulus spars has been well and truly embraced by most popular dinghy and skiff classes. The latest to join the charge is the International Contender class.

Our masts have won multiple championships as we continue to supply the leading Contender sailors with our products. One of these is the 7 times World Champion Andrea Bonezzi also well known for building spectacular timber hulls.

The HM Club Contender masts are available in one or two piece options and with internal diameter of just 40mm, are the smallest masts on market.

In a strategic move to build on the company’s core strength, and increase market growth in-line with its growing production capability and technical expertise, CST Composites have expanded their Sales network both interstate and internationally.

The recent appointments of Melbourne based Gerard Laffan and Tanya Redfern provides CST with a combined 30+ years of experience in the ANZ and ASEAN composites markets.  With Gerard’s role as Business Development Manager, and Tanya as R&D Commercialisation Manager, CST have strived for a winning formula to balance the shorter term penetration of existing markets, with longer term development required to challenge traditional materials in applications new to composites.

Contact in Melbourne can be made on +61 410 274 376 or email sales@cstcomposites.com for any written enquiries.

Also, CST extends its support to the dynamic North American market, opening an office in Newport Beach, California.  Local experience extends to Wind Energy, Aerospace, Military, Automotive and Mass Transit, Infrastructure, and Sporting applications.  Focus will be on providing local support for both new and existing customers, in the USA and Canadian marine and industrial markets.

The Californian office can be contacted on +1 949 861 1293.

CST Composites are a leading manufacturer and supplier of quality, high-end composites.  Established 12 years ago in Sydney, Australia, to manufacture filament wound carbon reinforced tubing for the marine industry, CST has expanded its production capabilities and technical expertise to allow it to supply high-end composite tubing and rod into a diverse range of industries and highly demanding applications.

The photos below show CST carbon fibre mast tip tested to destruction.

The tip was manufactured as a test product for the popular dinghy class utilising our filament winding technology. It shows the importance of manufacturing tubes with external 45 degree fibres which help stabilise and consolidate the internal unidirectional layers.

The application of external binding layers around a mast is centuries old and not to dissimilar to original techniques of wrapping rope around timber masts.

Sailing on flat waters of a small inland lake, Bora Gulari has just smashed the current Moth speed record by over 2 knots.

Bora recorded a top speed of 30.31kn, with a ten second average of 26.34kn. He used a stock standard Mach2 with CST NANO 4 mast and High Modulus boom.

This is the first time anybody has been able to sail a Moth past the 30kn barrier, and who better to do it than the current world champion.

CST’s higher technology base and automated manufacturing process allow us to offer very competitive pricing too.

After 5 days of fierce racing America’s Bora Gulari convincingly won the 2009 CST Composites Moth Worlds. The event was sailed on “The Gorge” at Cascade Locks, USA. Bora’s excellent boat handling skills combined with smart tactics and great boat speed were the key factors in his win. With 8 firsts from 15 races sailed, Bora’s extensive training program paid dividends.

Fellow CST team sailor and current 49er world champion Nathan Outteridge finished in 2nd position. Nathan took the early lead in the regatta, but couldn’t stop Bora’s charge towards the end of the series.

The pair used the latest range of CST Moth spars including high modulus masts and booms as well as the new range of Nano Spars used by Nathan.

“Having the major naming rights for the 2009 CST Moth Worlds has gone hand in hand with the performance of the CST sailing team positioning 1st and 2nd. This has confirmed the performance advantage of our products gained through continuous development with these top Moth guys. We look forward to supporting the class at future events in a number of different ways,” said CST’s Production Manager Chris Dixon.

For full event results visit: www.mothworlds2009.org

New CST Structural Laminates

CST Composites has just released a new range of pultruded structural laminates.

Available in a range of sizes, the laminates are typically used for reinforcement of concrete, metal, wood and masonry structural members.

View our Product Data Sheet for more information about this exciting new range of products.

CST team sailor Nathan Outteridge has won the 2009 49er World Championship for the 2nd time and finished as a runner up in the 29er worlds as well.

Having sailed with his new 49er crew Iain Jensen for only a few months, Nathan’s win is even more special in this very competitive class. The pair sailed a very consistent regatta in a range of conditions, from light breezes to 20kn “Ora”, that the venue is famous for.

"I used CST tillers in the win. As always they were tough, light and stiff. The 3 important things when it comes to 49er tiller extensions," said Nathan.

After the 49er event, Nathan paired up with his girlfriend Lauren Jeffries and finished 2nd in the 29er worlds competing against 185 other skiffs. Both championships were sailed on Italy’s Lake Garda, and hosted by the Riva Del Garda club.

Nathan’s focus now shifts to CST Composites Moth Worlds, where he will be one of the main contenders for the title. Best of luck Nathan.

CST sponsors 2009 Moth Worlds!

CST has once been locked in as the major naming rights sponsor of the 2009 Moth World Championships. The event will be contested from August 8 – 14 in Cascade Locks, Oregon, USA, with a strong fleet of around 80 boats expected.

This will include a talented team of CST sailors all using the same technology that produced the 2008 World Champion mast and boom.

 “After the success of 2008 CST Composites Moth World Championship, we are glad to announce the continuation of our partnership with the class through sponsorship of the 2009 event. TheGorge in USA should be a fantastic venue for this technology leading class.

Just like the Moths, we pride ourselves on innovation and development, to make products that are market leaders in the Yachting sector. One of these products is CST Nano Spars (TM), new technology that will see manufacturing of lighter, stiffer and smaller diameter spars,” said CST’s Managing Director, Clive Watts.

With raising popularity of our filament wound yacht sections, CST has just received a number of orders for large yacht masts and booms.

Some of these include Beneteau 42s7, which uses our 191 D Elliptical section.

Filament winding is an ideal process for the manufacture of thick walled heavy tubing as it delivers seamless tubes with excellent strength, stiffness and toughness.  By using a computer controlled automated process minimal labour input is required, thus keeping costs low. With the correct set-up high output rates are also achievable

Speed sailing team Macquarie Innovations, has just smashed 50 knots with recorded average speed of 50.43kn during their record attempt at Sandy Point.  

Macquarie also experienced a peak top speed of 100km/h, and after taking into account the tidal influence will be submitting an average speed of 50.08kn for rectification. The team will almost certainly claim the new class C record and are now within striking distance of outright world speed record of 50.57kn set by a kite.

CST Composites has supplied tubing used in construction of Macquarie Innovations and are proud to be associated with this historic achievement. The 50kn goal set by the team has been 15 years in the making and it's great to see their hard work finally pay off.

CST team sailor Bora Gulari has just won the McLube Harken International Moth Pacific Rim Championship in Hawaii.

Bora sailed a very consistent series winning 11 out of the 14 races with fellow CST team sailor Charlie McKee in 2nd. The fleet of 12 was challenged by windy conditions with boats often reaching speeds of 25kn on the downwind legs.

Both Bora and Charlie used CST’s 340 series high modulus masts and booms, which are yet again proving to be the dominant Moth spars.

Young crew of Adrian Beswick and Josh Phillips successfully crossed Bass Strait in their B14, part of their efforts in raising money towards the Tasmanian Devil Appeal.

The B14 team’s crossing was only 2 hours and 18 minutes short of a record breaking time set by Michael Blackburn sailing a Laser.

The Tasmanian Devil is facing extinction with large numbers suffering from cancerous facial tumour disease. All money raised from the event has gone towards the scientific research and management programs for the devil’s across the globe.

The CST sponsored team has now returned to Tasmania for some well earned rest after competing at Melbourne’s Black Rock sailing club over the weekend.

To find out more about the fund raiser visit their website:  http://www.strait4devils.com.au/

CST composites continues to develop its range of carbon fibre yachting spars. We have just completed a sample section 300mmx190mm inside diameter suitable for yachts around 50ft in length.

The J.J. Giltinan Championships sailed on Sydney Harbour saw one of the closest finishes to date, decided meters before the finish of the last race.

Early series leader Active Air-2UE skippered by Matt Searle, sailed a very consistent regatta finishing only 1 point behind the eventual winner Southern Cross Constructions (Euan Mc Nicol).

The series was wide open coming into the final Heat 7, with any one of the top 3 boats in with a chance.

Active Air-2UE were in a dominant position early in the race as Southern Cross Constructions were 4 minutes behind, after a disastrous start. With 2 laps to go Active Air-2UE still looked strong, with Southern Cross doing everything they could fighting their way through the fleet. The light and fickle breeze saw 90 degree shifts, allowing Southern Cross to make big gains on the leaders with a lap to go.

During the last downwind run, the title was still open. Active Air-2UE had to finish 2nd and get Gotta Love It 7 between them and Southern Cross. It all looked promising until the young team on Panasonic pipped them on the finish line to get 2nd. Active Air was relegated to 3rd, and Southern Cross climbed to 4th. One place behind Active Air-2UE and enough to give them the series.

Rag and Famish hotel also sported the latest rig from CST Composites and showed some good form winning the NSW Championship before the start of J.J. series. They looked strong after 4 heats, but slipped back towards the end of the regatta, to finish 5th overall.  CST rigs were also used by Smeg, SLAM and Pure Blonde all finishing inside the top 10.

18th Feb. 2009

CST composites has entered a new market as a tube supplier for rowing oars. NSW based Oar manufacturer, Jac Oars, produced Carbon Fiber oars sporting CST Composites Shafts for “Ativo”, an entrant in the Ocean Thunder championship. Over 4 weekends in a multiple race format, "Ativo" won the event.

The Shafts are filament wound using a high temperature epoxy resin combined with aerospace grade carbon fibre to create a tough, stiff and light section. All tubes are post cured under high temperature and pressure to ensure the highest quality laminate.

"Jac Oars win at the Ocean Thunder combined with a win at the Australian Open Under 23 division is a great achievement for this new CST product," said Production Manager Chris Dixon.

Australian Rowing Championships is the next event to be contested in Perth from 2-7th of March.

To learn more about CST range of Oar tubing visit our new Rowing Oars page.

Endeavour Awards has announced CST Composites as a Finalist in “Exporter of the Year Award" for Flying Tiger filament wound carbon fibre tubing.

With our championship winning filament winding technology, CST has been proven as the premier carbon fibre spar maker in the Dinghy/Skiff market.

Our presence in the yachting sector is also increasing through classes such as the Flying Tiger, Mini Transat, Thompson Boats etc. We look forward to expanding our presence in this market even further in 2009, with more championship winning spars.

Nathan Outteridge has come away with a win at recent Australian Moth Championship, sailed from Corio Bay in Geelong. The CST team sailor and 2008 Olympian, used CST's new High Modulus spars on his stock standard Bladerider x8 sporting a North Sail.

CST spars vere dominant at the event with 8 out of top 10 using new HM series masts and booms.

It has been a massive year here at CST Composites with 12 National and 6 World title wins to our name. Out of those six world titles some of them have come from the prestige classes as well as leading edge skiff technology such as; Moths, I 14’s, A-Class Cats, 12ft Skiffs and the Contender class. Our high standard and quality products are not only evident in those classes but with 12 National wins in: 12ft skiffs, B14’s, I 14’s, Cherub, Flying Dutchman, Javelin, NS14, Skate and the Vee Ess. Here at CST composites we are proving to be the leading supplier for high quality lightweight and top performance spars.

 12 Years ago CST started pioneering with filament wound tubing for masts in small dingys and skiffs. By using our unique process we have supplied the fastest skiffs all over the world with flexible, responsive tapered masts and beams that have outperformed the competition. Managing Director, Clive Watts had the foresight to see that filament winding could provide tube with an automated process, high quality and repeatability that sailors look for in a product. This was the way of the future compared to pre-impregnated fibers that were traditionally roll wrapped and could not compete with filament winding.  The current haul for this year shows that we are the best providers of filament wound lightweight, high performing masts and beams.

To movewith development times we have introduced our new range of high modulus masts. These new masts are filament wound using epoxy resin and “High Modulus” carbon fibre to give responsive, lightweight and tough masts. These masts are smaller in diameter and lighter in weight. Generally mast stiffness has increased with square top mains and have been individually developed with each of the classes.

With all the new developments CST Composites is heading into an exciting 2009.  By the end of January machine number six will be online, which can wind four times faster whilst still maintaining our high quality. The entire factory is in the middle of a retro-fit with a second level being added enabling us to expand our fabrication and pultrision capabilities, this includes the recently launched sail battens for yachts and skiffs.

We continue to build our filament winding infrastructure as we aim to provide the best quality, highest performance and economical spars on the market today.

CST has just manufactured its first range of carbon fibre sail battens for an 18' skiff mainsail.  CST's new range of carbon epoxy pultruded battens offer exceptional strength, weight and toughness benefits.  For further information click the attached flyer.  Batten Flyer.

CST has just completed a project to supply four carbon paper unwind spindles to Kimberly Clarke's baby care division.   The spindles will replace existing steel ones in order to reduce weight for easier handling and improved OHS.  The new spindles weigh just under 5kg compared with over 13kg for their steel counterparts.  The carbon spindles have been proof tested to twice their operational load and will shortly find their way onto the factory floor for a full evaluation.  Picture

CST has added the Javelin mast to it's ever increasing High Modulus Spar Range. The new Javelin mast is 15% lighter and stiffer than the previous version, comes in two pieces, with joining, reinforcing sleeves and the track attached. For further information please Contact us.

Congratulations to Marcus Hamilton on winning back to back World Contender Championships in Canada last week. Marcus was using CST's contender mast, which he has had for the last 4 years. Not only has his skill and consistency shone through, but the durability and longevity of the CST mast has once again proven it's value. For further information on our mast please click on the following link or Contact us.

Congratulations to Archie Massey and Matt Noble for winning the 2008 I14 World Championships in Germany; and also to Dave Alexander and Cameron McDonald who finished 3rd using CST's new 57mm series High Modulus mast. The mast which is over 10mm smaller in diametre than it's closest competitor proved to be a winning formula. Only developed in early March, the mast was used once before being seriously tested in the windy conditions at the World Championship in Germany. Proving it's strength and durability with a crew who only partnered and sailed together at the World Championships, CST's new mast is sure to set some new standards. Picture

Continuing on with the success of CST's new High Modulus range congratulations to John Harris and Andy MacDougall both 1st and 2nd respectively at the 2008 Moth World Championships.Picture Both competitors were using CST's new High Modulus 35mm mast. There were close to 100 boats competing at the international regatta and the new High Modulus 35mm mast which began development in early February is definitely proving to be a raging success and showing it's performance edge over it's competitors.  Further information about the CST moth spar range.

CST Composites' new High Modulus spar technology is proving its performance edge on the race track.  Simon Payne has just won the UK Moth nationals using CST's new 35mm series high modulus mast, beating 33 other foiling Moths in a very competitive regatta.  Marcus Hamilton finished second by one point in the recent Contender European Championships held in Italy.  Marcus was using CST's new 40mm series High Modulus mast.  Watch this space for further results!

CST's extensive global export initiatives were recognised at this years Manufacturers Monthly Endeavour Awards where they were listed as 'Highly Commended 2008 Global Integrator of the year'.  In addition CST also reached the finals for the 'Exporter of the year' award. 

As part of the new range of High Modulus carbon masts CST has just launched a brand new High Modulus carbon Moth mast.  The one piece tapered mast is just 40mm outside diameter compared with 50mm for the previous version.  Many competitor masts are still 55mm OD making the new mast 15mm smaller.  This will offer significantly reduced windage through smaller cross-section and better leading edge profile.  Weighing just 2kg with fittings the new mast is also lighter than its predecessor. More

CST are re-writing the rules for carbon spars - Carbon 2.0 - the latest generation of carbon spars are here!  By using High Modulus carbon fibre CST's new spar sections are smaller in diameter, lighter and stiffer (depending on class requirements).   Currently our new High Modulus range includes the 18' skiff, Moth and International 14.  The next classes to be converted will be the Contender and Flying Dutchman with more to follow!  Further details to follow.

CST is delighted to announce that they are the title sponsor for the 2008 Moth World Championships being held at the Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy on 5th-11th July.  Mark Robinson IMCA World President said “We are delighted to be associated with CST. Their products are used widely in the Moth fleet and their support will allow us to deliver an outstanding World Championship!”  For further event information click on the International Moth webpage - http://www.int-moth.org.uk/ .  Further information about the CST moth spar range.

The first 191 x 101mm elliptical mast section was filament wound at the end of march 08 and will be assembled and rigged by Allyacht Spars ready to be fitted to a Spirited 380 catamaran.  The mast will be supplied in two sections measuring 7m and 9m respectively.  The new section is part of CST's expanding elliptical mast series and can be seen on the Spirited 380 stand at the Sanctuary Cove Boat show May 22nd - 25th.  Picture.

CST is pleased to announce that they will be exclusively supplying filament wound carbon fibre tiller extensions to all Australia's selected sailors for the 2008 Olympics in Quindango, China.  CST's extensions have been used by many Olympic sailors in the 49er class and are well renowned for their performance and durability.  With this latest agreement all of Australia's hopeful's will be holding a CST extension in their hand as they pursue Gold at the 2008 Olympic games. 

Over the last couple of months CST has been developing their current filament winding machines and through this development, have successfully wound a carbon fibre furling boom for a new 58 metre super yacht .

The new furling boom which CST supplied is over 17metres long and has a diametre of 250mm, with this increased capacity CST can now cater for almost all you large tube needs.

Congratulations to Glenn Ashby for winning the 2007 A-Class World Championships. Glenn's boat has the full CST carbon kit, inc beams, x-bar, boom and tiller extensions.

Glenn is part of the CST Composites Sponsored sailing team, and also supplies the Australian built Flyer Mark 2,  A-Class Catamaran, in conjunction with Gel-Tek Quality Composites. Each boat comes fitted with CST's carbon fibre beams.

For further information on our A-Class range and pricing, please click on the following link. more, or contact sales@cstcomposites.com

CST has shipped over 100 masts for the FT10 Flying Tiger into China.

In reaching this milestone CST has mass produced the yacht mast using hi-tech filament winding technology; giving our customers a cost effective solutions for a high performance product.

By optimising this technology for large scale production, CST can now offer customers individual solutions at economical prices. For further information on our spar range and manufacturing capabilities contact: sales@cstcomposites.com

Contender Worlds – Holland July 2007

Congratulations to Marcus Hamilton for winning the 2007 Contender World Championships at Medemblik in Holland.  Marcus was using a CST carbon mast from our 44mm series range.  Four out of the top ten Contender sailors were using CST masts to help power them to the front of the fleet.  CST also supply carbon fibre booms for the Contender.  For further information about how to improve your speed with a CST rig check our web page http://www.cstcomposites.com/contender.htm or contact sales@cstcomposites.com

Congratulations to CST sponsored, Glenn Ashby who wrapped up the A-Class European Titles on the second last day of racing.

During the 6 days of racing, Ashby won 6 out of the 8 races he sailed, and wrapped up the European title with a full day to spare. He chose to sit the last day of racing out, instead opting to watch from a powerboat, sidelined.

CST is celebrating the production of its 10,000^th tube and would like to say a big thank you to all its customers.  Since 1995 CST has continued to grow from strength to strength and now employs over 15 people.  During the last 12 years CST has supplied over 1000 masts world wide and CST carbon spars now dominate open skiff classes both in Australia and internationally (see Geelong skiff regatta news article).  The company is now the sole supplier of spars to the Flying Tiger 10m being built in China.  CST is currently undergoing further expansion and expects to increase turnover by 20% in 2007.  For further information on our extensive product range and manufacturing capabilities contact sales@cstcomposites.com

CST dominates Geelong Skiff regatta

Sailors using CST’s spars have dominated the results board at the Geelong International Skiff Regatta with wins in the 12’, 14’, 16’ and 18’ skiff classes.  This clean sweep affirms CST as the leading supplier of skiff masts both in Australia and world-wide.  Ten years of scientific development and manufacturing know-how have ensured that CST still remain as the best choice for skiff and dinghy masts.

For full details: Geelong Regatta Jan 07 .pdf

CST have recently manufactured their first 203mm internal diameter spinnaker pole tube for a Volvo 60.  The 8.6m pole has tapered ends and weighed 26kg.  For more information on our large diameter spinnaker pole range contact sales@cstcomposites

CST have recently supplied carbon tubing to Rowsport for a new range of skull and surf oars.  By using CST's filament wound tubes the Rowsport oars are now stiffer, lighter and more damage tolerant than their fabric wrapped counterparts.  For more information contact Alan Turner  rowsport@optusnet.com.au

Congratulations to Michael Coxon, Aaron Links and Nathan Ellis on Casio Seapathfinder in winning the prestigious JJ Giltinan title. They narrowly defeated Asko Appliances, only claiming the title in the last race of the series with a win to seal the championship.

Congratulations to Matt Searle and Andy Ramus onboard Gutted Hedgehog who won the B14 World Titles, and to all of the top ten finishers who were using a CST rig.

With successful implementation of Carbon Masts into the B14 Class, CST has sponsored the World Titles. Being held at Woollahra Sailing Club. A first for CST Composites, where we are the major sponsor at a sailing event.
 

Contender Open Australian Championships
Congratulations to Marcus Hamilton onboard Siggy Piggy Dish Pig who won the Contender Championships

Flying Dutchman Australian National Titles
Congratulations to Norman Rydge and Richard Scarr  onboard Wooshcar who won the FD Nationals

NS14 Australian Championships
Congratulations to Peter Vaiciurgis onboard Smashing Pumpkin who won the NS14 Nationals

All were using CST rigs.

As an addition to our range of spreaders, we now have available adjustable spreaders. These are our preferred spreaders, as they are lightweight and adjustable, allowing our customers to tune their rigs to perfection.

See  CST Composites: Dinghy Spreaders  for more details.

CST have now added elliptical tubes to our product range. This provides, sections for cat beams, yacht booms as well as mast sections for 30-35 footers. This addition offers greater variety and will further benefit our customers.

CST recently supplied NASA, in aid of their Hubble Telescope. Our tubing was used to construct a re-entry skid. Feedback from the NASA engineers, said they were "impressed with the quality of our tubing, and the tested tolerances proved to exceed their expectations".

With six different winners in the seven heats this years regatta was a closely fought battle. Congratulations to winners Club Marine who narrowly defeated Asko Appliances and RMW Marine to claim the prestigious JJ Giltinan title.

February 2005

I14 World Championships
The 2005 I14 Worlds were held at Takapuna Boating Club in New Zealand. Congratulations to the 13 boats in the top 15 who had CST rigs.

January 2005

Cherub National Championships
The 2004-2005 Cherub Nationals were held at George River Sailing Club in Sydney. Congratulations to winners Brent Frankcombe and Paul Newman. Nine of the top ten finishers including 1st, 2nd and 3rd had CST rigs.

Moe's Tavern
Photos by Rolf Lunsmann
 

CSTComposites skippered by Chris Dixon had mixed luck with collision in the Invitational Race, which set them back in the JJ.  However they recovered towards the end of the regatta for a 15th.

I14 South Pacific and Australian Championships
After a competitive week of racing, Grant Geddes and Dan Wilsdon aboard Snatch has taken both titles by a 1 point margin from Lindsey Irwin and  Andrew Perry on Irwin Sails.  Snatch regained the lead by beating Irwin Sails by 4 boat lengths in the final race.  Both boats, using CST rigs, battled fiercely for the lead for the entire week, putting on a good performance for spectators.
 

December 2003

Holiday Closure
CST will close at midday on December 23, 2003 and will re-open for business on January 12, 2004. We wish you all a happy and safe holiday season.
 

CST Sponsors 18ft Skiff
CST is proud to announce that is it sponsoring on of the 18 footers that sails out of The Australian 18 Footers at Double Bay. Skippered by Chris Dixon, brother Greg is in the bow and Mark Loneragan is sheethand, the boys have had a successful start to the season with a 3rd in the Sprint Series.  Stay tuned for more news.

We are hoping to have the new production line installed and up and running by the start of January. Our new production line is aimed at smaller tubes enabling us to produce more of our stock tubes for general consumption. The new machine will mesh in nicely with our existing Quality Assurance System to ensure our existing supply of quality tube.

18' Skiff Pro Tour Grand Prix
All four rounds have now been completed. The first five place getters in the Grand Prix all had CST carbon fibre rigs:
1st: Mettler Toledo DEN
2nd: Model SUI
3rd: Wempe DEN
4th: Quantum DEN
5th: Flawless ITA

Photo by Sabine Plathen
See www.skiffprotour.com for more pics.

CST carbon fibre rigs were used on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place-getters. Congratulations:

1st: Model
2nd: Mettler-ToedoI
3rd: Flawless

Macquarie Speed Sailing Team
The Macquarie Speed Sailing Team has completed the first stage of their 2002 attempt to break the world sailing speed record, and hopefully break the the 50 knot barrier. CST carbon fibre reinforcing tube was used in the boat (pictured left). More news at www.macquarie.com.au/speedsailing.htm

18ft Super Skiff Series
Congratulations to 'Rag & Famish Hotel' skippered by John Harris and 'D'Albora Marinas' skippered by John Winning, who took and first and second place, respectively. Both boats had CST carbon masts (No. 1 rig), carbon bow poles and tiller extensions.