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LIROS Racer Control Lines

LIROS Racer Control Lines

Liros Racer Dyneema (article 02001) - specially engineered 32plait (6mm, 8mm 24plait) spin-dyed polyester cover, 12 strand Plaited Dyneema SK78 core, LIROS-Heat-Stretch-System, with a very thin extra traction layer - Designed...

Liros Racer Dyneema (article 02001) - specially engineered 32plait (6mm, 8mm 24plait) spin-dyed polyester cover, 12 strand Plaited Dyneema SK78 core, LIROS-Heat-Stretch-System, with a very thin extra traction layer - Designed for high load racing halyards, sheets and control lines

Regatta Racing Performance - hard wearing, very low stretch, high load capacity line engineered for competitive racing in exacting conditions.

N.B. Jimmy Green normally supply LIROS Racer as a plain full colour with no LIROS marker yarn.

The Jimmy Green Rigging Team are happy to splice your existing fittings onto new control lines
Simply advise us via email or telephone shortly after ordering and post them to us with a covering note.
If you cannot see your preferred fitting on our website, please ask us to source it for you

Cover: specially engineered 32plait (6mm, 8mm 24plait) spin-dyed high tenacity polyester
Core: Braided Dyneema SK78 core, LIROS-Heat-Stretch-System, LIROS Coating System with a very thin extra traction layer - 

N.B. Jimmy Green normally supply LIROS Racer as a plain full colour with no LIROS marker yarnLIROS Dynamic Plus Article 02004 Cruising Dyneema SK78

Diameters and Colours:
6mm, 8mm, 10mm, 12mm - Full Colour (no LIROS tracer yarn) Black, Blue, Red and Silver
14mm - Full Colour (no LIROS tracer yarn) Blue

LIROS Racer Plus Factors:

  • Very low stretch < 1.5% at working load
  • High load capacity
  • Excellent smooth handling
  • Non kinking, balanced braiding
  • Excellent holding power in cleats and clutches
  • Good Grip around winches
  • Solid shape retention around winches - firm, compact braid construction doesn't flatten
  • Runs freely through blocks and sheaves
  • Spliceable - advanced core dependent splice
  • LIROS-Heat-Stretch-System
  • LIROS Coating System

LIROS-Heat-Stretch-System - unique LIROS pre-stretching process, calibrated under exacting temperature and tension conditions, designed to minimise stretch and enhance performance.

LIROS Coating System - polyurethane impregnation process improves resistance to abrasion and protects against UV damage by up to 50%.

N.B. The inner traction layer is not load bearing and a certain amount is removed as part of the core dependent splice.

The Polyester cover can be permanently removed to produce a cover stripped Dyneema core only loop splice.
Snapshackles can then be retrofitted/changed over, attached using a simple a cow hitch - pass the loop through the eye of the shackle, over the top and back down to the rope end.

DiameterLBLMax SAWLS
6mm2500kg20sqm< 1.5%
8mm3800kg30sqm< 1.5%
10mm5000kg50sqm< 1.5%
12mm7200kg70sqm< 1.5%
14mm9500kg90sqm< 1.5%
16mm12600kg100sqm< 1.5%

LBL = LIROS Break Load
MAX SA = LIROS maximum recommended Sail Area in square metres
WLS = LIROS stretch at working load
< = less than

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