QRS HELPS REEFING

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THE RUTGERSON SNATCH BLOCK CAN BE USED ON ALMOST ANY BLOCK APPLICATION ON A BOAT OR SAIL

THE RUTGERSON QUICK REEF SOLUTION MAKES IT EASIER TO REEF SAILS

THE RUTGERSON SNATCH BLOCK CAN BE USED ON ALMOST ANY BLOCK APPLICATION ON A BOAT OR SAIL

THE RUTGERSON QUICK REEF SOLUTION MAKES IT EASIER TO REEF SAILS

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23 Nov 2020

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Swedish boat fitting manufacturer Rutgerson Marin has taken on the challenge of making sails easier to reef with the launch of a Quick Reef Solution (QRS).

The product consists of two parts of a low-friction ring that are screwed together on each side of a super ring and the sail cloth.

“This makes it childishly simple and quick to install on the sail since no tools at all are required,” said Rutgerson MD, Charlotte Rutgerson. “The large radius together with a unique Teflon coated hard anodizing gives very low friction for the line and is gentler on the sail.”

She added: “We love figuring out technical solutions that solve several difficulties at the same time and that lead to new products that are easy and fun to use.

“It is extra fun that the new product QRS is a complement to our existing product The Super Ring.”

Other product features include weight centralised on the sail compared to blocks that have been webbed on one side of the sail.

The company has also introduced its first openable block, the Rutgerson Snatch Block (RBS) that can be used on almost any block application on a boat or sail such as barber, hauler, genoa line.

The block is designed with a Rutgerson Low Friction Ring and a Dyneema loop making it suitable for low load high speed or high load low speed applications.

The block has a high working load and is designed with no loose parts. The low friction ring is anodised with a hard-coat and Teflon-impregnated anodisation with low friction properties.

The Dyneema loop has a diamond knot, developed in-house to generate twice the strength to the loop shackle compared to a standard diamond knot shackle with the same line dimension.

The products will be available from January 1, 2021.

via Boating Business | QRS helps reefing.

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