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Striving for perfection with the GP Cat Mainsheet System: We speak to Harken's Matt Schmidt

by Mark Jardine 19 Mar 2018 15:19 PDT
Harken GP Catamaran Ceramic Mainsheet System © Harken

The Nacra 17 produces extremely high loads and the Engineers at Harken have been working on making the mainsheet more efficient since 2014, resulting in the GP Cat Mainsheet System.

The GP Cat Mainsheet System is unique compared to the multi-sheave Carbo product since it is tailored precisely to the way the boat is sailed, making it close to perfect for this application.

Harken's Small Boat Product Manager Matt Schmidt told us more at the RYA Dinghy Show 2018:

Find out more at www.harken.com.au/productcategory.aspx?taxid=8920

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