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Halyards and sheets for a common maneuver

If you are the proud owner of a sailboat, you necessarily need ropes for common maneuvers like halyards and sheets. Indeed, one is intended to hoist the sail, while the other is designed to adjust the tension of the sail. On board your boat and for it to be able to sail, it is necessary to have ropes in good condition. As well as when winter arrives, it is advisable to replace your halyards and sheets with messengers like the Multipurpose Polyester rope Dinghy Malo Motion.

There are several types of halyards and sheets. On the one hand, as you will have understood, a halyard is a rope of the current rigging. There are generally 3 halyards on board your sailboat: the mainsail halyard, the jib halyard and the spinnaker halyard. On the other hand, a sheet, a rope used to trim a sail, is present in 3 categories on your sailboat: the mainsheet, the jib sheet and thespinnaker sheet.

These products are available in two categories: one for rope with price per meter, and another for rope in kit. Most often you will find this type of rope in polyester fiber such as the Halyard & Sheet Polyester Rope Chausey Malo MotionBut also in dyneema fiber, which is reserved for customers with a regular or even daily practice of sailing or navigation at sea.

Rope resistance: essential quality for halyards and sheets

A halyard is needed to hoist or lower the sail, so a minimum elongation is required, as well as a good resistance to breakage, as proposed by the Rope Hybrid 24 F Halyards & Sheets Plastimo with its dyneema core. While a sheet that regulates the tension of your sail should have good shock absorption, a pleasant feel and maximum hold on the winches like the Matt Polyester 32 Halyard & Sheet Rope Plastimo.

When choosing your rope, the sailing program, the fittings of your boat (winch, blockers...) and a pleasant grip without slipping of the rope, are the crucial elements that will determine the minimum and maximum diameter to choose. This is in addition to the technical specifications of your rope.

Finally, the rope for these types of maneuvers may also be used for a maneuver such as trimming with hoists. This is why the Rope Hoist Halyard Light Malo Motion is ideal for these 3 types of maneuvers, as it is soft, supple and strong.

Essential details when replacing your halyards and sheets

A sheet, like a halyard, has a variable length depending on the boat you want to sail. If you have to replace these lines, it is best to keep your original length. Color is not a central element in the choice of your mainsheet and genoa. However, some boaters like to differentiate between port andstarboard sheets.

Each halyard has a rope color and this is not just an aesthetic criteria. The color is an essential parameter, since it helps to distinguish the different halyards located at the foot of the mast (mainsail halyard, jib halyard, spinnaker halyard). It is strongly recommended to have a different color for each halyard. Therefore, when the time comes to change one of your halyards or sheets, it is advisable to refer to a professional in the field if any doubts remain.

All your halyards and sheets on Nautisports

The number of ropes on board can sometimes make you doubt the usefulness and specificity of each one on board. The halyard is no exception to this rule. However, it has the particularity of being the most popular on the decks of boats, with the mainsail halyard.

You will find on our Nautisports website everything you need to buy your halyards, ropes and boat lines. Experience will help you to find your way between the different lines and uses of halyards. But if you have any doubts about buying your boat halyards by the meter or polyester rope in spool, do not hesitate to contact our customer service.