Stronger still!

Dyneema up their game (again) as the wraps start to come off their SK90 fibre. Dobbs Davis reports

To make a high-modulus fibre still stronger takes more than just technical prowess, it takes competitive incentive to justify the added expense in development, testing, retooling in production, and marketing and sales. With the continuing success of Holland-based DSM’s range of Dyneema fibre products in running and standing rigging, it seemed there couldn’t be much more to achieve for a while yet, given that the company’s latest low-creep SK78 variant is already increasingly to be seen on top grand prix programmes.

But at the pinnacle of the game – yes, in an event called the America’s Cup, where there used to be regular competition on the drawing board and in the water – an even higher level of performance is sought; and the funds and talent are still available to explore new ideas on how to achieve it. In this ethereal world the quest is for what is possible, not just probable, whether in new materials or in the techniques used to manipulate them to create equipment that is stronger, lighter and thus faster.

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