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Halyards and sheets for common maneuvers

If you are the happy owner of a sailboat, you necessarily need ropes for common maneuvers such as halyards and sheets. Indeed, one is intended for hoisting the sail, while the other is designed to adjust its tension. On board your boat and for it to be able to sail, it is necessary to have rope in good condition. Just as when winter arrives, it is advisable to replace your halyards and sheets with messengers like the Dinghymotion Polyester-Polyester Rope Spool.

We then distinguish several types of halyards and sheets. On the one hand, you will have understood, a halyard is a rope from the running rigging. There are generally 3 halyards on board your sailboat: the main sail 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 the spinnaker sheet.

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

Strength of the rope: essential quality for halyard and listen

A halyard is present to lower or hoist the sail, so a minimum of elongation is required, good hold in the blockers and strong resistance to breakage as offered by the

Dyneema-Technora-Polyester Hybrid 25

with its dyneema core. While a sheet regulating the tension of your sail must be characterized by good damping of the shocks, a pleasant touch and maximum hold on winches like the Polyester-Polyester Matt Spool Rope

Moreover, when making your choice, the navigation program, the fittings of your boat (winch, blockers, etc.) and a pleasant grip without slipping the tip, represent the crucial elements which will determine the minimum and maximum diameter to choose. This is in addition to the technical specificities of your rope.

Finally, it is possible that the rope for these types of maneuvers is also used for a maneuver such as adjustments with tackles. This is why the Tresse Dyneema-Polyester Au Meter Malo Motionis ideal for these 3 types of maneuvers, since it is flexible, soft and robust.

Essential details when replacing your halyards and sheets

A sheet, like a halyard, has of variable length depending on the boat you want to sail on. If you have to replace these ropes, it is best, initially, to keep your original length. Color is not a central element when choosing your mainsail and genoa sheet. However, some boaters like to differentiate between the starboard sheet and the port side.

Each halyard has a rope color and this is not trivial, and it is not just an aesthetic criterion. Color is an essential parameter here, since it helps distinguish the different halyards located at the foot of the mast (main sail halyard, jib halyard, spinnaker halyard). It is therefore strongly recommended to have a different color per halyard. Therefore, when the time comes to change one of your halyards or sheets, you should contact 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 boat decks, with the mainsail halyard.

You will find on our Nautisports site everything you need to purchase your halyards, lines and boat ropes. Experience will help you navigate the different ends and uses of the halyards. But if you have the slightest doubt about purchasing your boat halyards by the meter or polyester rope in a spool, do not hesitate to contact our customer service.