Masts News
'Blazing Star'
After the best part of 18 months in the making, the complete rig for the 60' John Alden yawl 'Blazing Star' was finished and shipped to Gweek Quay in Cornwall to be united with the beautifully restored yacht.
1920's Gaff Ketch 'Patna'
An interesting project going through our workshop is the complete rig for a 1920's built gaff ketch 'Patna'.
Chief Ivanhoe
This Classic 1920 John G. Alden yawl is currently mid way through an extensive restoration and refit at Gweek Quay Boatyard in Cornwall. Chief Ivanhoe, built in America and launched in 1930, she is one of 7 similar sister ships and in her youth notched up a prestigious and well documented racing history.
Lutine of Helford receives new spars.
With a busy sailing program planed for 2008, the famous ex Lloyds Yacht Lutine of Helford will be sailing this season with a new main mast and boom from Collars.
Merrymaid Launched and Rigged
Towards the end of February the classic sailing yacht Merrymaid was finally lunched following her extensive 12 month refit by Southampton Yacht Services.
New Topmast for S/Y Marigold.
After the unfortunate breaking of her Topmast during Les Voiles de St. Tropez last October, Collars were commissioned to supply the replacement.
Merrymaid Spars shipped to SYS
After just over 1000 man hours, 300 cubic feet of Columbian Pine, 60kg of resorcinol adhesive, and 26 liters of varnish, Merrymaid replacement spars were completed and transported by Portacraft to Southampton Yacht Services.
Replacement Topmast for Mariquita
Mariquita, the last known extant boat of the 19 Metre class, has just had a new topmast supplied by Collars, who made her full set of spars when she was restored between 1991 and 2004 by Fairlie Restorations.
New Topmast for Jolie Brise
After the unfortunate breakage of Jolie Brise’s topmast on a recent return trip back through the Bay of Biscay , Collars were commissioned to supply a replacement.
Merrymaid Spars Underway
Over the summer months Collars have been working for Southampton Yacht Services in conjunction with Ed Burnett Yacht Designs, and are well underway in producing various replacement spars for S/Y Merrymaid.
Collars manufactures Viking spars
Collars are currently working on a unique set of spars for a 'modern' Viking Ship, which is being built at the Skipavik shipyard in Iceland
Spars for Jay Benford Junk Schooner
Collars have just completed all the spars for a 37’ Jay Benford Schooner nearing completion in Gdansk Poland .
Schooner Spars delivered to MB Yachts.
All the spars for the 52’ Schooner ‘Amelia’ were completed on time and transported to MB Yachts in Dorset for dressing and varnishing, ready for her launch in May this year.
Classic Logan 'Rainbow'
Work gets underway on new spars for classic in New Zealand
Spars for Amelia nearing completion.
Over the last couple of months Collars have been carefully constructing all the spars for Ed Burnett’s 58ft Schooner Amelia.
Spars for L'Iliade to France
Collars ships 64' mast to south of France
Collars gets Jester sailing again
Collars came to the rescue last week when we were asked how fast we could make a replacement mast for the Folkboat Jester , just days before she was due to cross the start-line at the beginning of the 2006 Transatlantic Jester Challenge: she had been dismasted on her way to Plymouth
Walsingham Shrine
Over the last few decades of building high quality yacht masts Collars have gained extensive knowledge of laminated timber structures that have resulted in their skills be sort after with in the construction industry.
Hurrica V Spars.
Collars are nearing completion in manufacturing the full set of spars for the ketch Hurrica V, currently under restoration in Sydney Australia.
Sorceress to receive new spars
The classic gaff cutter ‘Sorceress’, currently undergoing a major refit, is to receive a new main mast, boom and top mast supplied by Collars.
Collars supply new spars for ‘Varen’
Classic Yacht receives new wooden spars
Collars to make new 45ft wooden mast for 1930’s International One Design
Wooden spar manufacturer Collars have received an order to build a new mast for s/y “APHROS”, one of the first of the classic International One Design racing sloops of the 1930’s.
Merlin No 1 to get a new Collar Mast.
The first ever Merlin ‘Kate’, a prototype built by Jack Holt in 1944 that later became the Merlin Rocket, is to receive a new mast in time for next season.
Work starts on 65’ Mast
Collars commissioned to supply new spars for classic 52’ Yawl
Mariquita Spars Delivered
The spars for the class 19 square meter ‘Mariquita’ currently nearing a total rebuild at Fairlie Restorations in Hamble, have all been completed and delivered.
Mariquita
The classic Sailing Yacht ‘Mariquita’ is currently undergoing a major restoration by the world renowned specialists Fairlie Restorations in Hamble.
