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Fibercon Hybrid “powered with Dyneema” is a new addition to the Contender Fibercon Pro range of performance woven sail cloths.
Carefully designed with performance cruising yachts and long distance cruising in mind, Fibercon Hybrid combines tremendous strength and durability in a woven fabric suited to
today’s high-tech radial sails.
Fibercon Hybrid is a warp oriented woven fabric which uses a mix of our exclusive Fibercon Polyester yarns with super-durable, high strength Dyneema fibres. There is no film in the construction, it’s bias and fill strength coming from Contender’s tightweaving, the use of the Dyneema/Fibercon mix in both warp and fill, and a newly developed coating. Because it uses a woven construction, rather than a laminate, Fibercon Hybrid much less prone to impact damage and wear and tear in use or to the growth of harmful and unsightly mildew.
The 30:70 ratio of Dyneema to Fibercon makes a fabric close to double the performance of a normal polyester weave which can still be finished and assembled in the normal way. Large 800denier Dyneema yarns give Fibercon Hybrid its unique appearance and protect the fabric from impact, tearing and abrasion damage in use. Classic Melamine finishes such as our Polypreg and Polykote finishes cannot be used with Dyneema, which has a relatively low melting point. For this reason, we have developed a new coating which stabilises the weave and locks the Dyneema fibres.
The result is a super-durable, high performance cruising sailcloth which is much stronger than normal woven fabrics and which makes stable, long lasting and great looking radial sails.
