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Cyclops Marine 2023 November - LEADERBOARD

Harken France and Cyclops Marine Join Forces for Smarter Sailing

by Cyclops Marine 22 Sep 09:00 BST
New distribution partnership will facilitate smarter sailing © Cyclops Marine / Harken France

Harken France and Cyclops Marine are proud to announce a new distribution partnership. The leading manufacturer of sailboat performance and safety hardware since 1967, Harken is world-renowned for its commitment to innovation and quality.

Cyclops Marine is the world leader in wireless load-sensing for sailing boats. Originally developed for high-performance sailing, Cyclops technology has found its home onboard cruising yachts—where it's revolutionising safety through overload alerts and fatigue monitoring for rigging.

A Proven Team

Fitted as standard or offered as an OEM upgrade by many of France's leading yacht manufacturers, Cyclops is already well established in the market. This new official distribution partnership with Harken France takes service and support to the next level. With stock held locally, expert technical advice on hand, and the fastest possible delivery times, French sailors and boatbuilders now benefit from unmatched access, responsiveness, and after-sales care.

"Driven by shared values such as innovation and attention to detail, we're excited to see what the future holds now that Harken France is the official distributor of Cyclops products in the French market. Cyclops is just the second external brand we've added to our range, signalling our commitment to equipping our customers with the very best digital technology" — Pierre Massé, Managing Director, Harken France

"Our number one priority is making sure our customers get the very best support and value from our products. Harken's reputation for customer care and service is second to none, and having worked with them closely already, we know they understand the value of Cyclops data inside out. Together, we can give customers the technology they need, backed by the service they deserve" — Stefan Thomas, Territory Sales Manager, Cyclops Marine

Load Monitoring For Cruising Yachts

With small, like-for-like upgrades to existing rigging, Cyclops provides live load data via all major instrumentation brands, as well as through a dedicated mobile app. This delivers live targets on the water, and precision dock settings - allowing you to tune your rig to exact load numbers on screen.

For a long time, manufacturers have handed finely tuned yachts over to owners with detailed tuning guides. But until recently, with no way to measure how close they were to those benchmarks, owners had little chance of maintaining them. Now, leading yacht builders are giving owners the tools to do just that with Cyclops technology built-in.

Also available as retrofittable solutions, Cyclops load monitoring systems deliver simple, intuitive data that reveals whether your rig and sails are optimally powered up, or if action should be taken to avoid dangerous, costly accidents.

Discover Cyclops at Grand Pavois, La Rochelle 23 - 28 Sept. Find Harken at Espace Equipements - R23.

An extensive range of Cyclops sensors is now available from Harken France. For further information and enquiries, please reach out to the Harken France Team via

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