Novis Composites, a leader in advance carbon fiber technologies for marine applications produces a series of carbon masts for custom and production yachts.  With over two decades experience crafting some of the safest, lightest and most innovative spars on the market, Novis is an industry leader.  David Hulse, Novis’ president and a veteran of several America’s Cup campaigns brings to the table 25 years of experience in the manufacture and technological development of spars.  His work has found a home on numerous championship boats, including the 1992 America’s Cup winner America3.  This experience and dedication to performance and technology goes into every spar produced at Novis.

In addition to our long history as innovators in the manufacture of carbon fiber spars, we have formed collaborations with numerous industry leaders to ensure the finest spars possible.  Our partnerships with Gurit, Applied Fiber and West Marine Rigging guarantee that every spar produced at Novis is crafted from and fitted out with the finest materials available.  Further, our alliance with Tartan and C&C Yachts secures our spot as one of the largest carbon spar manufacturers in North America. Supplying nearly 150 spars per year to Tartan and C&C has driven further innovations in manufacturing technique that allow us to supply carbon masts that are lighter, stronger, stiffer and safer than their aluminum predecessors at a competitive price. 

As advancements in carbon fiber spar production technology come into play, the resulting parts ­ spars, booms and rigging ­ become more accessible and less expensive.  There are more makes, models, and manufacturers of these spars now than ever before, all exclusive in their own right and competing for your dollar, with promises of better performance, integrity of manufacturing, and other claims of superiority.

But within those grounds of exclusivity lie many facets of the manufacturing process, from laminate engineering, to curing, to luff groove installation, to applying fittings, to finishing, that aren’t very exclusive at all.  Attempts to cut corners in any of these processes can result in a lower quality spar, manufacturing defects such as wrinkles and folds in the mast tube’s infrastructure, and a variety of other issues that can compromise the integrity of the spars. 


At Novis Composites, we are committed to producing the finest, most unique, best-performing spars available.  We make these spars through exclusive processes that guarantee a unique, sturdy lightweight product that can outperform any other brand on the market, going hand in hand with our commitment to quality and excellence.  Simply no other spars on the market can compare to the level of craftsmanship and ingenuity found in our products.  From the materials in our composite blend to the fittings assembled onto the finished spars, Novis Composites brings to the market a complete reinvention of the process of carbon fiber spar production.