The Cuba awning is the strongest retractable canopy, offering flexible shade and shelter to the largest of terraces. The folding arms with drop forged joints, are tensioned using quadruple hi-tensile, tear resistant, sheathed stainless steel cables and double coiled springs, guaranteeing optimum fabric tension and able to withstand high windloads. A flush fitting, rectangular full cassette casing protects the fabric and mechanism when retracted away and conceals the fixing brackets.