Maritime – Industrial – Architecture
As main contractor VABO has started building a composite mast with canopy. This results in a weight reduction of nearly 40% compared to an aluminum version.
At this moment we are working on the engineering. All parts will be engineered as such that all preparations are included for final assembly, lifting and outfitting
The film shows a mast which has been previously realized by VABO.
VABO Composites has signed a beautiful and exciting contract with the Dutch high-end yacht builder Royal Van Lent. The project includes building in composites a more than 800 m2 superstructure and mast. The decision to build the topside of the yacht using this high-tech material is intentional in order to save weight. The VABO-team will be responsible for the concept-engineering, Continue Reading
Written by solar team Delft In the summer of 2018 28 enthusiastic and ambitious students of the Solar Boat Team of the TU Delft (Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands) started to design a boat that sails only on solar energy. The team has two goals for summer 2019: win the Monaco Solar & Energy Boat Challenge (5-6 July) Continue Reading
Written by solar team Twente For team structural of Solar Boat Twente, Monday 7 January was an exciting day. The workshop of our team was moved from the Marssteden in Enschede to a temporary home in the Noordoostpolder. For six weeks, the structural team of Solar Boat Twente worked, alternated by teammates from Enschede at VABO Composites to build the Continue Reading
