Late in 2021, the 9th Balance 526 Sailing Catamaran, Blue Diamond, was launched. The latest launch from Balance Catamarans, Balance 526 Sailing Catamaran Hull #9, from @Balance Catamarans, Blue Diamond, is a beauty with her striking blue hulls. She is…
Chris James has taken over the helm of Sparcraft Mast in Cape Town. Sparcraft Masts are designers, and manufacturers of custom aluminium masts and rigging and aluminium fabricators. Chris has taken over from industry stalwart Tich Mitchell, who after 40…
Michael John Mitchell, known to the world boat building industry as Tich, has finally after forty years in the rigging and mast building industry, decided to take his foot off the gas. Mitchell spent his time during the hard COVID…
Xquiste Yachts recently launched another two Xqusite X5 Sailing Catamarans – Hull #12 and Hull #14. Sparcraft Masts is the rig design and manufacture partner. The Xquiste X5 Sailing Catamaran is built in Cape Town by a team of highly…
The Leopard 58 Hull #41 was launched in December 2019 This video shows the latest mast Sparcraft Masts manufactured for the Leopard 58 Hull # 41 being loaded in our factory and then stepped over the fence from M Berth…
On 24 October 2019, Balance Catamarans launched Balance 526 Sailing Catamaran Hull #7 , named Vingilote. Sparcraft Masts was of course there to step the mast and rig her. She is designed by Du Toit Yacht Design and built by…
Royal Cape Yacht Club stalwart Dr CP van der Merwe recently commissioned Sparcraft Masts to build a new rig for his Farr 38, "Freedom". Our history with CP is a wonderful one that goes back 35 years, when our MD,…
A cool little timelapse of us building a box and packing up a Farrier 45 rig package (mast, boom and standing rigging) to be shipped to the Philippines. The new 2018 F-45 is a brand new design, with completely revised lines…
Late in September 2019, Maverick Yachts launched the Maverick 440, Skylarks - and she's a real beauty, with so many clever touches customised for the owner. Sparcraft Masts are proud to manufacture the entire rig package - mast, boom, standing…
We have recently refurbished the mast for Skip Novak's Pelagic Australis. Skip is well known for running a fleet of expedition charter vessels that explore destinations that include Antarctica, South Georgia, the Falkland Islands, Cape Horn and the Beagle Channel.…