Offshore Spars

Offshore Spars
Offshore Spars
Type Private
Founded 1976
Headquarters Chesterfield, Michigan, USA
Employees 35 (2011)
Website offshorespars.com

Offshore Spars is a US manufacturer of custom-designed carbon fiber and aluminum spars for sailing yachts.[1]

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History

In 1976, the company now known as Offshore Spars was opened for business in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. The company initially built aluminum masts and booms for boats under 40 ft (12 m) located mainly on the Great Lakes.

Offshore Spars built a mast for America³,[2] which went on to win the 1992 America's Cup.[3]

The company's largest project to date is two spars for a 125' Schooner named Kaori.[4]

In 2002, Offshore Spars opened a second manufacturing facility in Jakobstad, Finland.[5] This facility closed in May 2010.

Locations

The sales and manufacturing facility for Offshore Spars is presently housed in a 38,000-square-foot (3,500 m2) building located in Chesterfield, Michigan (30 miles north of Detroit). A West Coast sales and engineering office was opened in March 1996 in Manhattan Beach, California.

Customers

Below is a list of sailboat designers and manufacturers whose yachts feature Offshore Spars. [6]

References

  1. ^ Spar Manufacturers, RSB Rigging Webpage.
  2. ^ America3. 33rd Americas Cup Webpage.
  3. ^ 32 Americas Cup. Americas Cup Webpage.
  4. ^ Offshore Spars. Company Data Base Webpage.
  5. ^ Industry News. Sailing Scuttlebutt Webpage.
  6. ^ Past Projects. Offshore Spars Webpage.

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