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December 20, 2019 2 min read
Marlow Ropes are a UK manufacturer of quality ropes for sailing and many other applications including defence and climbing.
Sailing Chandlery, or Dinghy Rope as we were then known, started out by selling Marlow Rope. An initial order of 5 rope reels and some smaller items started off the business which we've grown to be today.
In this article we are going to look at what we feel are the most popular Marlow ropes for dinghy sailing.
A popular with dinghy sailors Marlow D12 is a 12 strand dyneema SK78 rope that's very easy to splice.
It can be used for most tasks on your boat where strength is needed, it's popular for purchase systems, backstays, trapeze lines and kicker systems.
Marlow D12 is also available in MAX versions which are heat sealed and pre stretched dyneema ropes, giving you more strength and less creep in the rope when it's under pressure.
3mm Marlow Excel D12 Dyneema SK78 Rope
4mm Marlow Excel D12 Dyneema SK78 Rope
A World leader for dinghy control lines. Marlow Excel control rope is available in 4mm and 5mm diameters and can be spliced into a continuous control line system so you don't have to worry about running out of rope.
Some people don't like this rope, others love it, we recommend trying it.
The rope has a lightweight core and a durable Technora and polyester cover for high strength and abrasion resistance.
4mm Marlow Excel Control Line Rope
5mm Marlow Excel Control Line Rope
It's important to note that 100m reels of Excel Control can also be purchased from Sailing Chandlery if you're kitting out a full boat with new ropes.
One of the most popular sheet ropes for the British Sailing Team!
Marlow Excel Fusion has an SK78 dyneema core, can be tapered down easily and has a blended cover which provides really good abrasion resistance through blocks, especially ratchet blocks and cleats.
7mm Marlow Excel Fusion Dyneema Core Rope
A newer product from Marlow which sailors are still waiting to upgrade to.
This is an excellent performance rope which is designed for superb grip when wet. We are seeing it popular for halyards and critical control lines, it's also available in larger diameters for sheets but we think it's a bit stiff for that.
The Marlow R8 rope has a Dyneema® SK78 core which can be tapered easily, and has an 8 plait cover made from Technora® aramid and polyester.
Got rope questions? Give us a call, or drop us an email, we're always happy to answer your questions and ensure you get the best product for your application and budget.
Very high quality multi- use tape. Highly recommend!
Thanks for the swift completion of my order for ILCA, 2000 and Pico training sails. The material looks first class as is the workmanship. ILCA & Pico sails ordered late afternoon Wednesday received 10 am Friday. 2000 sails complete with 2 reefing points as requested made to order just arrived - delighted.
I used a particular credit card for the first time in 12 months to purchase the voucher, which an brand new email address due to work, and 5 days later a card fraud took place on that card. Fake bank employee also called me and knew the email address and confused the billing address for the company credit card eith my home address. Only one possible source was Sailing Chandlery.
Also a pair of sunglasses were not dispatched
All that I expected.
I brought the superwarm v wetsuit from sailing chandlery online. It was very quick delivery & good support for the owners.
The wetsuit is brilliant & keeping my son warm while doing his winter training.
I required 5 rudder retaining clips for our junior sail training clips, the e mail site showed the exact clips I required I ordered them and they were with me in 2 days great service I will use the site again.
Many thanks for the swift delivery of this excellent top. It is warm and comfortable and my daughter loves it. Your price was good and the service efficient
Very good price and delivery on time.
Product superb quality.
Great firm to deal with.
Very friendly and realistic service - ordered this item at the dinghy show and was told would be dispatched by Wednes latest - it arrived on Wednes!
Took the gloves on an trans-Atlantic row. Very comfortable and great when chilly at night and to keep hands dry. So impressed I’m taking another pair on my Pacific row from Monterey to Hawaii in June.
Fast delivery awesome customer service!
Great product but worth running across something across something first as is very slippy for the first few sails ( we pulled it back and forth on a smooth part of our trolley)
Very nice to pull on/off and cleats very well
Great covers and excellent fit.
Just what I needed and great service.