What do yachting and big-wave surfing have in common? I mean, other than both involving water recreation? The answer, perhaps surprisingly, is carbon fiber.
The New York Times reports that upscale yacht designer Juan Kouyoumdjian has just completed a monstrous yacht, dubbed the Mar Mostro. The big pleasure boat measures a full seventy feet long (70!) and is made of carbon fiber. Not sure if switching up to a new material is a good idea? Mr Kouyoumdjian is hoping to win his third consecutive Volvo Ocean Race with the Mar Mostro. It seems like he knows what’s going on with yachting.
Kouyoumdjian isn’t just sticking with the high class world of yachting, though. He’s also working with the big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton to design some other carbon fiber creations.
The two recently finished creating a thirteen foot stand-up paddle board, inspired by Kouyoumdjian’s yachting background. His entry into the world of stand-up paddle boarding brings some more validity toe the nascent sport, which features races from distances between three and forty-five miles.
Whether you’re yachting around the globe or designing a surfboard to travel over forty miles, it seems that carbon fiber is the one miraculous material that keeps you safely afloat.
