Add:North is proud to be the filament sponsor for Swedish sailor, Joakim Brantingson, who’s participating in one of the world’s most dangerous sailing races – the 2023 edition of Mini-Transat. A race where the competitors sail solo for around 25 days, covering 4050 nautical miles, (7500 kilometres), to compete and try to be the first to cross the Atlantic.

From the beginning of this project a huge focus was put towards working on sustainability, both with materials and partners. The core material of the hull in the boat, named Estelle, (after the Swedish princess), is made from recycled PET-bottles. Clothing, technical ropes and the 3D-printed parts onboard are just some examples of gear supplied from the different project partners which are also made from recycled materials.

Joakim has 3D-printed several parts for the boat. Drilling templates in PLA, bushings in Adura-Nylon, shims and brackets in rABS and even some handles in the glow in the dark green, E-PLA.

“Setting up a race boat with all of its components is complex, so having the opportunity to design and 3D print durable parts yourself has been extremely helpful”, says Joakim Brantingsson, 2023 years Mini-Transat contender.

Parts that are subjected to extreme loads are printed in Add:North’s rABS and strengthened with carbon fiber lamination. An example of this is the brackets for the two solar panels at the aft of the boat.

Be sure to follow Joakim on Instagram on his epic adventure @joakimbrantingson
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Content:
Who's Joakim and what's Mini-Transat 00:00
About using add:north filament 00:52
3D printed shims in rABS 01:12
Using 3D printed parts on a boat 01:30
Glow in the dark PLA handles 01:57
Carbon fiber laminated rABS parts 02:20
What 3D printer we use 02:56
03:13 Visit addnorth.com