Allplastics has provided clear AIR-Board® panels for the Alfa Romeo yacht involved in the annual Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. The annual event hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, starts in Sydney on Boxing Day and finishes in Hobart, and is considered one of the most difficult yacht races in the world, involving high speeds and ultra-performing boats. In a context where lightweight is the key to performance, AIR-Board® is the perfect solution, being extremely light, resistant, visually appealing with a modern and distinguished look. The interior design of the yacht was designed by Carlo Borlenghi/Rolex and McConaghy, and the result is truly stunning.
AIR-Board® Panels arose from the experience of many years harvested from the intricacies of high-tech ski production using a special adhesive procedure for composite production parts. This process plus the development of a transparent UV-stable adhesive have made possible a low-cost industrial production of innovative translucent honeycomb constructions with the smallest of adhesion surface areas. The polycarbonate tube with a dimension of only 7 mm in combination with transparent or coloured polycarbonate coating give the AIR-Board® Panels a light structure plus the highest standard of fire-resistance. The consequent further development of this success has resulted in the colour AIR-board® UV PC, satin AIR-board® UV PC and metal AIR-board® UV PC products with coloured cores or aluminium honeycomb cores.
