RSB Re-stepped Heaviest Mast Ever to be Stepped in Palma

Last week the RSB Rigging Solutions team re-stepped the 22 Ton, 65 meter mast onboard the Perini Navi 56m Ketch, SY Asahi; the heaviest mast ever to be re-stepped in Palma.

Asahi sailed back from Hawaii in February specifically to get this project completed by RSB. The boat arrived in Palma de Mallorca in April and the RSB team have been working all summer on her rigging service program.

During September the team have been redressing both masts and preparing them for the re-stepping procedure. Due to the weight of Asahi’s main mast it is again necessary to bring the crane for the re-step over from Barcelona.

Steve Branagh the managing director of RSB states:
"Asahi’s main mast is 65m high, manufactured out of aluminium and weighs 22 Tons. This has been a huge project for both RSB Rigging Solutions and the STP yard in Palma de Mallorca as Asahi requires a 450 Ton crane to lift the rigs; at 80m, it is the biggest crane that has ever been used in the yard. 
Our riggers have been working very hard throughout the summer on a number of ongoing projects, with Asahi being one of our major summer rigging programs. It is with great pleasure that we complete the Asahi re-step and we are all proud to have been part of such an interesting and challenging project.”

 

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