Running Rigging - LIROS Recommended Line Diameters
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Cruising - Recommended Line Diameters
| | Sail area in square metres |
Rope Name | Article No. | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 |
Racer |
02001 |
- |
6 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
Regatta |
02000 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
Dynamic Plus |
02004 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
Supersheet |
1570 |
- |
- |
12 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
18 |
TopGrip |
1540 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
16 |
18 |
Herkules Colour |
00154/01550 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
16 |
18 |
Top-Cruising = EVO |
00152 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
Top-Cruising-Colour = EVO |
01528 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
Prestretch |
00121/00122 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Allround |
00151 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Seastar = Matt Plait |
00162 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
- |
- |
- |
Seastar Colour = Matt Plait |
00172 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
18 |
- |
Racing - Recommended Line Diameters
| | Sail area in square metres |
Rope Name | Article No. | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 |
Racer XTR |
02008 |
- |
- |
8 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
Racer Hybrid |
02026 |
- |
- |
8 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
Racer Vision |
02027 |
- |
- |
8 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
Racer |
02001 |
- |
6 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
Regatta |
02000 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
Dynamic Plus |
02004 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
D-Pro |
1505 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
Vectran-Olympic |
4000 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Dynasoft |
2055 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
For guy ropes, choose a heavier diameter
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