Rondal

6 days ago

Making the wings (foils) that will make the boat lift up and fly.

The team utilised our carbon composite expertise to build the very lightest, strongest and stiffest hull to achieve an optimised performance. ... See MoreSee Less

Rondal

3 weeks ago

In the making is a superstructure for a 40+mtr sailing yacht new built project.
The ideal building material is carbon composite because of the weight vs. strength ratio. This provides big advantages as the weight saving in general improves performance and efficiency. Saving weight aloft, makes a significant improvement on the stability of a yacht with a lower center of gravity.

Increasingly, we see shipyards broadening their horizons on innovating their building process with composite materials on various applications. The possibilities are virtually endless while much advantages are to be gained.
Don't hesitate to contact us if you're curious to learn more:
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Rondal

4 weeks ago

Sea Eagle II, bon voyage! We wish the crew a safe passage and a pleasurable maiden voyage 🙂 For us, a memorable moment...

Photo's by TOMVANO.COM

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Rondal

1 month ago

What does s/y Sea Eagle II and s/y Aquarius have in common?

The industry's best Aero Package as a results of the proven partnership and close collaboration of the Rondal+Carbo-Link+Doyle team.

The tight knit way of working starts early in the design phase with an elaborate study on loadcases and naval architecture. Trough this iterative engineering process, optimum rig properties are defined.

Each partner brings to the table its unique expertise and experience, complementing eachother from their respective diciplines.
Both Doyle Sails and Carbo-Link have and extensive and equally impressive track record from the race circuit which is leveraged into each superyacht project. Such examples are Doyle's Structured Luff and Stratis technology as well as Carbo-Link's continuous solid elliptical carbon standing rigging solutions.
Rondal too, leverages over five decades of yachtbuilding experience and over twentyfive years of carbon composite spar making expertise with a singleminded focus on superyacht projects. As a building partner and systems integrator, Rondal brings together all sailing components and achieves optimization through an integrated aproach. Not only ensuring an efficient process but also resulting in an unbeatable aero package.

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Rondal

1 month ago

With joy and pride we are happy to announce that the radarmast has been delivered as a turn-key project to the Huisfit shipyard and has been installed onto yacht Broadwater.

This is where Rondal proves its value; leveraging decades of superyacht building experience as well as composite expertise, resulting in a unburdened proces for the yard as well as a high-end end product. Through a close collaboration with engineering speciliast Solico Engineering and advanced composite supplier Gurit, we ensured to realise the highest quality.

This composite structure is primarily build from carbon fibre
The weight vs. strength ratio of carbon composite provides big advantages as the weight saving in general improves performance and efficiency. Saving weight aloft, makes a significant improvement on the stability of a yacht.

Also, composite provides the designer with 'freedom of geometry', allowing for more appealing aesthetics.
Composite also has no corrosive properties and minimal thermal expansion, making it an ideal building material.

Interested? Don't hesitate to inquire about similar or other composite applications and solutions.

yacht photo: TOMVANO.COM

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Rondal

1 month ago

Sea Eagle II, the latest launched yacht by Royal Huisman has been widely covered in the media recently and is known for her impressive size and unique features. One of which is the large tender hatch on the aft deck.

This is the largest composite hatch built to date by Rondal. It measures a whopping 9 meters by almost 3,5 meters and was built entirely in carbon composite. Because of its excellent strength to weight ratio, carbon is a superb yachtbuilding material allowing for significant weight saving. In this case, saving weight on the hatch door itself, meant in turn the hydraulics could be sized down. This example shows that weight saving often trickles down in multiple efficiencies throughout the system.
Other significant advantages of composites are minimal thermal expansion, no corrosion, insulation within structure and it can be built exactly based on 3D scanning to ensure a perfect fit.

Rondal is widely recognized by the industry as THE composite expert and building partner for superyacht projects. Being a building partner, Rondal realized and delivered this as a turnkey project.

Photo1 by Tom van Oossanen

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Rondal

1 month ago

Right at this moment this large carbon composite radarmast (for a 50+mtr motoryacht refit) is now being transported to Amsterdam and delivered as a turn-key component at the Huisfit yard.

This is where Rondal proves its value; leveraging decades of superyacht building experience as well as composite expertise, resulting in a unburdened proces for the yard as well as a high-end end product.

Why carbon composite? The weight vs. strength ratio of carbon composite provides big advantages as the weight saving in general improves performance and efficiency. Saving weight aloft, makes a significant improvement on the stability of a yacht.

It is clear why Rondal is recognized as THE composite expert and building partner for superyacht projects.

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Rondal

1 month ago

Our design & engineering department have really outdone themselves... Again! This time, they came up with an updated spreader design giving it a slight curve, but more notably, a significant slimmer profile. This updated design is not only esthetically pleasing, but also decreases windage in our continuous effort to tweak and tune on performance improvements. Needless to say, without any compromise to its strength, stiffness and reliability.

Check each image for further details.
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Rondal

2 months ago

For onsite locations, our van functions as a mobile workshop. Fully equipped with all the required tools and parts for the job, it increases efficiency and flexibility for our service and installation teams to ensure the project is finished within time and budget.

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Rondal

2 months ago

At Rondal, we are immensely proud to see this project, Sea Eagle II, sailing in full glory. With her 81 meters of unrivalled quality built by our sister Royal Huisman and stunning design by Dykstra Naval Architects.

After a series of succesful sail trials, she is ready for her upcoming delivery.

Sea Eagle II can reach spectacular speeds of over 21 knots by sailing the powerful full carbon panamax Rondal rig which can carry over 3500sq meters of sail area by Doyle Sails and all kept in check by the solid carbon elliptical continuous standing rigging by Carbo-Link.

Rondal played a vital role in realizing the Integrated Sailing System. This unique approach delivers optimization of all sailing components and systems through an expert process of design and engineering. This holistic approach leverages decades of superyacht experience, composite expertise and strong partnerships to realise the project with unrivalled ease of sail handling, quality and performance.

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Rondal

2 months ago

At Rondal, we recognize that top quality products are the result of highly qualified and experienced personnel as well as continuous improvement with regards to both processes as well as investments in our facilities.
Through regular testing and a quality control program we monitor throughout the production process and ensure the quality is at the highest possible level. ... See MoreSee Less

Rondal

2 months ago

These captive winches are quite the powerhouses! for a large newbuilt sailing yacht project, we are supplying the renowned Rondal captive reel winches and feeders ranging up to a whopping 24 tons!

Some stats:
Voltage: 750 VDC
Max power: 50kW
Max pull: 24 tons
Max hold: 36 tons

The winches can be customized to accomodate any line length and thickness.

Our range of captive winches can either have an electric drive or an hydraulic drive and can be built in aluminium or in carbon composite for performance and weight saving. ... See MoreSee Less