Much like the TP52 teams themselves, Southern Spars is always pushing to find gains performance. Over the past 12 months, serious work has gone in to see where we can make improvements, and we are pleased to announce that the…
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Southern Spars’ thoughts are with the family of Terry Kohler. Terry’s passing represents a huge loss to the worldwide sailing community. As the owner of Southern Spars from 2008 until 2014, he helped to foster the strong bond between Southern…
The Southern Spars sales team are ramping up to hit the 2016 Monaco Yacht Show, ready for some hot days, lots of meetings and plenty of walking. It’s been another big year for the New Zealand based company, giving us…
Comache’s watch captain and renowned offshore sailor, Tony Mutter, credits the team at Southern Spars for their work in helping the 100 foot maxi smash the Trans-Atlantic record. On the way to breaking the record, the Verdier-VPLP 100 footer, experienced…
Southern Spars today announced it has been appointed to build the Emirates Team New Zealand boat for the 35th America’s Cup. New Zealand’s Southern Spars has provided masts for a range of different teams in every America’s Cup for the…
North Sails and Southern Spars delivered the first of a kind collaboration out of its manufacturing base in Sri Lanka. The 6.6m CARBON FURLING BOOM with manual drive was delivered to the client, Windcraft Australia, with the sail rolled around…
Southern Spars once again proves itself as the go-to mast manufacturer for top racing yachts, filling the 2015 Sydney-Hobart podium. This is the seventh year running that the Kiwi company has claimed the top three line honours spots, in an…
This year Southern Spars has been riding the leading edge of technology at the grand prix level of yacht racing and applying the lessons learned to increasingly sophisticated production techniques for both racing and custom cruising yachts. These exciting developments…
Paul MacDonald, a director at Southern Spars, specialising in superyacht sales, is relocating from the companys Auckland office to London, UK. MacDonald is a senior member of the Southern Spars team and a veteran of the Whitbread Round the World…