torrid
Just sailing
Is "dyneema" the same thing as "spectra"?
Line question
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49208
Tentmaker
Yes..
There are a few different "grades", but for Laser rigging there really is no benefit to using the higher grades
There are a few different "grades", but for Laser rigging there really is no benefit to using the higher grades
EddieDingle
Member
I have a line question..
I have a Maffioli mainsheet, its the only kind of mainsheet I have ever used. I am somewhat new to laser sailing.
When sailing in light wind I feel like the Maffioli is too heavy.. It always ends up dragging in the water downwind. Has anyone else noticed this? Or am I just too picky?
I have a Maffioli mainsheet, its the only kind of mainsheet I have ever used. I am somewhat new to laser sailing.
When sailing in light wind I feel like the Maffioli is too heavy.. It always ends up dragging in the water downwind. Has anyone else noticed this? Or am I just too picky?
torrid
Just sailing
No, not too picky at all. Most people have a thinner mainsheet they use in light air.
torrid
Just sailing
Thanks. That's what I thought. There are a lot of references to "spectra" in rigging articles, but nobody sells it as "spectra" any more.
EddieDingle
Member
Interesting..
I always get flack for having a "higher end" mainsheet after the races. To be honest, I hate the Maffioli.. I tell them they can have it! I'm sure its mostly in my head, if somethings not going right I always will try and find something to blame. I am very obsessive and superstitious when it comes to sailing. Well all sports I am in actually.
I always get flack for having a "higher end" mainsheet after the races. To be honest, I hate the Maffioli.. I tell them they can have it! I'm sure its mostly in my head, if somethings not going right I always will try and find something to blame. I am very obsessive and superstitious when it comes to sailing. Well all sports I am in actually.
49208
Tentmaker
IIRC, "Spectra" is a registered trademark of AlliedSignal, much like "Kevlar" is for Dupont, hence everyone went by the generic terms of dyneema and aramid
Beachcomber
Member
Dyneema and Spectra are both trademarks. The only generic term I've heard for it is Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethelene (UHMWPE), although wikipedia lists some others.
For the record, it is rope or twine when it's on the spool and is referred to as line when it's some type of rigging, like an outhaul or cunningham. Reading Ben Ainslie's book, I was initially surprised to see his free use of the word "rope". It's all to easy to get caught up in the no-ropes-on-a-boat orthodoxy, but I guess being a multiple Olympic medalist liberates someone from trying too hard to use the right terms.
For the record, it is rope or twine when it's on the spool and is referred to as line when it's some type of rigging, like an outhaul or cunningham. Reading Ben Ainslie's book, I was initially surprised to see his free use of the word "rope". It's all to easy to get caught up in the no-ropes-on-a-boat orthodoxy, but I guess being a multiple Olympic medalist liberates someone from trying too hard to use the right terms.
