Sailboat rope : racing (Vectran®)
VR4
Ropeloft
Vectran Racing's low stretch performance makes it ideal for racing halyards, runners, foreguys and outhauls. It is made from a high performance thermoplastic yarn spun from liquid crystal polymer. The outstanding property of this material is that at 50% of the breakload Vectran shows no sign of stretch or creep - most working loads are at 20/30% of the breakload. VR proved itself on the windward sections of the last Whitbread race when there was no distortion of the foresails even in heavy seas with the boat slamming.
