The West Coast Sailing Rig Shop is your dedicated source for one design rigging. We specialize in offering built to order rigging solutions for many popular one design dinghies and keelboats including the ILCA / Laser, Club 420, Thistle, Lightning, J/22, J/24, J/105, J/80, J70, Melges 24, Catalina 22, and more. Visit our One Design Rigging Page for a full list of current products. One Design rigging products are built to order and typically ship within 2-5 business days.
Industry Leading Line & Hardware Selection
Hundreds of line and hardware options in stock from the top marine brands including Robline, Marlow, New England Ropes, Samson, Alpha, Harken, Ronstan, Wichard, and more. Our line wall is stock with a huge selection of double braid, single braid, high tech line, and more for halyards, sheets, control lines, and other applications. We can also special order line and hardware (minimum purchase required) from any of our line vendors. Shop all line on our Line Page.
- Robline - Dinghy Control, Dinghy Sheet, Sirius 500, Orion, Admiral 5000, Coppa 5000, and more.
- Marlow - Excel Racing, GP78, Excel Fusion, Blue Ocean Double Braid, and more.
- Samson - Amsteel Blue Dyneema, Validator 12 Vectran, and Ultra-Lite.
- New England Ropes - Sta-Set, Endura Braid, V-100, Viper, VPC, and Bzz Line.
- Alpha Ropes - Best selling single braid SSR plus Alpha Cruiser Kmix.
- Harken - Blocks, sailing hardware, traveler systems, and more for dinghies, keelboats, and mid size sailboats.
- Ronstan - Blocks and sailing hardware for dinghies and small sailboats.
Line Material Guide
| Line Type | Stretch | Absorption Resistance | Floatability | Abrasion/Chafe | UV Resistance | Creep | Hand Feel |
| Polypropylene | Fair | Excellent | Excellent | Poor | Poor | Poor | Fair |
| Polyester | Poor | Poor | Poor | Excellent | Excellent | Poor | Good |
| Technora | Excellent | Poor | Fair | Excellent | Poor | Good | Good |
| Dyneema/Spectra | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Good |
| Vectran | Excellent | Fair | Fair | Poor | Poor | Excellent | Fair |
| Cordura | Good | Good | Good | Excellent | Good | Fair | Excellent |
| Click Here to Shop Line by Type | |||||||
Line Application Guide - Dinghy
| Dinghy |
Polyester & |
Polyester Double Braid |
Dyneema Blended Single Braid |
Dyneema Blended Double Braid |
Blended Core Double Braid |
Dyneema Core Double Braid |
Vectran Core Double Braid |
| Main Halyard | Good | Better | Best | ||||
| Jib/Genoa Halyard | Good | Better | Best | ||||
| Spinnaker Halyard | Good | Better | |||||
| Mainsheet | Good | Best | Best | ||||
| Jib/Genoa Sheet | Good | Best | Best | ||||
| Spinnaker Sheet | Good | Best | Best | ||||
| Control Lines | Better | Better | |||||
| Click Here to Shop Line by Type | |||||||
Line Application Guide - Racing
| Racing |
Polyester & |
Polyester Double Braid |
Dyneema Blended Single Braid |
Dyneema Blended Double Braid |
Blended Core Double Braid |
Dyneema Core Double Braid |
Vectran Core Double Braid |
| Main Halyard | Good | Better | Best | ||||
| Jib/Genoa Halyard | Good | Better | Best | ||||
| Spinnaker Halyard | Good | Best | |||||
| Mainsheet | Good | Best | Better | Good | Best | ||
| Jib/Genoa Sheet | Good | Best | |||||
| Spinnaker Sheet | Better | Best | Good | Best | |||
| Control Lines | Good | Better | Better | Good | Best | ||
| Click Here to Shop Line by Type | |||||||
Line Application Guide - Performance Cruising
|
Performance |
Polyester & |
Polyester Double Braid |
Dyneema Blended Single Braid |
Dyneema Blended Double Braid |
Blended Core Double Braid |
Dyneema Core Double Braid |
Vectran Core Double Braid |
| Main Halyard | Good | Better | Better | Best | |||
| Jib/Genoa Halyard | Good | Better | Better | Best | |||
| Spinnaker Halyard | Good | Better | Best | ||||
| Mainsheet | Good | Good | Better | Better | Best | ||
| Jib/Genoa Sheet | Good | Good | Better | Best | |||
| Spinnaker Sheet | Good | Good | Better | Best | |||
| Control Lines | Good | Good | Better | Better | Better | ||
| Click Here to Shop Line by Type | |||||||
Line Diameter Guide
Recommended Diameter by Application & Boat Length
|
Application |
Boat Length |
Boat Length 18 - 24 Feet |
Boat Length 24 - 32 Feet |
Boat Length 32 - 38 Feet |
Boat Length 38 - 45 Feet |
Boat Length 45 - 52 Feet |
| Main Halyard | 6mm / 1/4 in | 6mm / 1/4 in | 8mm / 5/16 in | 8mm / 5/16 in | 9mm / 3/8 in | 11mm / 7/16 in |
| Jib/Genoa Halyard | 6mm / 1/4 in | 6mm / 1/4 in | 8mm / 5/16 in | 8mm / 5/16 in | 9mm / 3/8 in | 11mm / 7/16 in |
| Spinnaker Halyard | 6mm / 1/4 in | 6mm / 1/4 in | 8mm / 5/16 in | 9mm / 3/8 in | 9mm / 3/8 in | 11mm / 7/16 in |
| Topping Lift | 6mm / 1/4 in | 6mm / 1/4 in | 8mm / 5/16 in | 9mm / 3/8 in | 9mm / 3/8 in | 11mm / 7/16 in |
| Mainsheet | 8mm / 5/16 in | 9mm / 3/8 in | 9mm / 3/8 in |
9mm / 3/8 in | 11mm / 7/16 in | 12mm / 1/2 in |
| Jib/Genoa Sheet | 6mm / 1/4 in | 8mm / 5/16 in | 9mm / 3/8 in | 9mm / 3/8 in | 11mm / 7/16 in | 12mm / 1/2 in |
| Spinnaker Sheet | 6mm / 1/4 in | 8mm / 5/16 in | 8mm / 5/16 in | 8mm / 5/16 in | 9mm / 3/8 in | 9mm / 3/8 in |
| Tack Line | 5mm / 3/16 in | 6mm / 1/4 in | 9mm / 3/8 in | 9mm / 3/8 in | 9mm / 3/8 in | 11mm / 7/16 in |
| Click Here to Shop Line by Diameter | ||||||
Mainsheet - (E+2) x Purchase
Genoa Sheet - 1.5 x LOA
Jib Sheet - LOA
Spinnaker Sheet - 2 x LOA (recommend adding 5-10')
Asymmetrical Sheet (Outside) - 3 x LOA
Asymmetrical Sheet (Inside Only - 2.5 x LOA
Main Halyard - 2P + Distance to the Clutch
Jib Halyard - 2I + Distance to the Clutch
Spinnaker Halyard - 2I + 20'
Tack Line - J x 5
Please Note - Customer specified lengths are always preferred. These lengths are only recommendations and not specific to your boat.