Advanced 80 Launched with Hall Spars

The team at Hall BV recently completed the rig for Advanced 80 Apsaras, by Advanced Italian Yachts in Milan. The yacht is equipped with a Hall carbon mast and V-Boom, contributing to the form, function and beauty above deck. See more on the Advanced 80 here.

New Developments in High-Tech Hall Halyard Locks

Hall AutoLocks: The Halyard Lock without the Hassle of Trip Lines

Hoist, lock, hoist, unlock. It's a simple concept, and the idea behind Hall AutoLocks.

In the search for lighter, simpler, safer and cleaner solutions for fittings in general, Hall wasn't satisfied with the typical trip line halyard locks common to the market. As we know, trip lines can cause many issues - they break, they get tangled with halyards and they complicate short-handed sailing where crew may not be available to tend trip lines. So why not eliminate that step?

Hall started with the concept of AutoLocks in 2007 and have continued to develop this innovative product over the years. The result is the safest, cleanest line of automatic halyard locks on the market. A library of designs from 2T to 90T Maximum Breaking Load (MBL) has been built for virtually any lock position on the mast and boat.




Some latest developments include:
Bowsprit Tack Line AutoLocks - internal locks mounted inside the bowsprit to lock the tack lines at the source, and Square Top Mainsail Car AutoLocks - with two automatically locking units (one for the square top and one for the car hoist position). This new development has made a complex task easy and quick - no need to go up in a chair to attach the square top:

Hall's most common locks are Internal AutoLocks that can be fitted into many places in the mast, boom, boat and prods. The internal locks are versatile and have a wide range of sizes to fit whatever loads are required. Also available are hanging BlockLocks, external jib locks and a wide variety of mainsail car and reef locks. Click here for lock descriptions and 3D images.

For more information on which Hall AutoLock is best for you, including where you can purchase, contact Tim Hall at  t.hall@hallspars.com 

Solaris 58 Launched with Hall Spars

The beautiful new Solaris 58 DinAli was launched in Grado, Italy last week. The yacht is equipped with a carbon mast and V-Boom, both manufactured at Hall BV in Breskens, Holland.

W46 Launched with Hall Spars

The latest addition to the W Class family of yachts, W46 Nashua, was launched this week at Rockport Marine in Rockport, Maine. Hall Vice President Phil Garland was on hand for the stepping and launch - the yacht is equipped with a high modulus carbon mast and carbon boom manufactured at the Hall US facility in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Frers 22.5m Launched with Hall Spars

The Hall Service team has just returned from Maine, having installed the carbon fiber mast, V-Boom and SCR rigging to the beautiful new Frers 22.5m, Foggy. Click here to read more about the launch at Brooklin Boatyard from the Ellsworth American, and stay tuned for updates when the yacht gets out sailing.

Hall Spars Celebrates 35 Years

(9 June 2015, Bristol, RI, USA) - Opening the doors to a small shop on June 9, 1980, in Bristol, Rhode Island, Eric Hall  and Phil Garland founded Hall Spars & Rigging with a staff of four mast makers and a receptionist. Today, Hall proudly celebrates 35 years as an industry leader in high-performance spars and rigging.

Hall pioneered the combination of autoclave curing and seamless carbon construction. Milestones include expansion into multiple state-of-the-art factories on three continents, a hand in three America's Cup victories, a DAME Innovation Award for Seamless Carbon Rigging with an airfoil shape and development and patent of the award-winning AutoLock halyard lock.

"A lot of years, a lot of miles, a lot of boats, a lot of rigs, a lot of trophies," noted Vice President Phil Garland. "And a lot of customers and friends. We would never have had this many successes without their support for the past three and a half decades."

In response to the growing demand for Hall's technology and expertise, 2013 brought the formation of Hall Composites, the non-marine division of Hall Spars, responsible for prototype design, development and production for the energy, aerospace, architectural and defense industries. Projects include manufacture of Advanced Design Cross Flow tidal turbines and rocket components launched into space. Both Hall Spars and Hall Composites achieved ISO:9001:2008 certification in 2014.

Vice President Ben Hall said, "It's hard to describe everything we have accomplished in the last 35 years... America's Cup victories, winning spars on everything from dinghies to megayachts, unique leading edge products and specialty components that go anywhere from the bottom of the ocean to outer space. I am proud to be a part of this and especially proud of our highly skilled and dedicated workforce."

Hall's worldwide infrastructure affords the company a global reach, and with manufacturing facilities in the US, Holland and New Zealand, Hall Spars & Rigging looks forward to a future of continued performance and innovation in the marine industry and beyond.

"35 years - it's hard to believe," said Hall Spars President Eric Hall. "We started in 1980 with four in the shop and three in the office." Citing the tight-knit nature of the company, he added, "Four of us are still here. We started this company with ambitious dreams and high values. I daresay we have exceeded our wildest dreams, and our standards have never wavered. Pride isn't a big enough word for how we feel."

Solaris 50 Launched with Hall Spars

The latest rig out of Hall BV in Breskens, Holland is the Solaris 50. Equipped with a carbon mast and boom AlmaVida2 is the latest Solaris yacht to sport a Hall rig, joining others including the 48 & 58, and upcoming rigs for another 50, two 58s and the new 72. Stay tuned for more on the continuing partnership between Hall Spars and Solaris Yachts!