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FLYING SAIL FURLERS
Proven Design, Performance
& Re
l
i
a
bi
l
it
y
Ronstan’s Flying Sail Furlers have been developed over recent years for u
se
by
s
om
e
of
the
w
orld
’s
top racing syndicates. Encouraged by their feedback, a number of design
en
ha
nc
em
en
ts
h
ave
be
en
incorporated, resulting in our standard range of furlers that now puts great
p
er
fo
rm
an
ce
a
nd
r
el
iability
within the reach of cruising and racing sailors.
um technology
Advanced dr
ing
line
gro
ov
e
profile
and
cross
ophisticated f
url
The drum incorporates a s
c
urely
whe
n f
url
ing T
.
his
is the
e s
e
hole geometry to grip the furling lin
fo
r u
se in our wo
rld
le
adi
ng
ons
tan
same technology developed first by R
ecurely.
ratchet blocks to grip line gently but
s
lf ej
-
t
ec
s
tinu
ous furli
ng
line s
e
When deploying the flying sail the con
sa
fer
nar
y for
s
mo
oth
er,
from the grip zone, remaining statio
wear
.
operation with minimum rope
ar
o
n
the
ti
o
n
a
nd
rop
e w
e
Guide rollers minimise fric
e
r
stri
p
g
P
TFE
perim
et
furling line, and a floatin
’t
n fall
from
furlin
g
line c
a
ensures the unloaded
he
r
ange m
at
ches
e
sn
agg
d
e
.
T
the drum or becom
s fo
r o
pti
m
um
o
load r
ati
ng
drum diameters t
m diam
ete
rs
all
ow
fas
ter
m
all
er
dru
performance. S
s,
g
while
la
rge
r drum
ght
s
a
vin
furling and we
i
de
a
gre
a
te
r m
ech
ani
cal
ns
p
rov
i
diameter opti
o
r
furlin
g.
d e
a
s
i
e
advantage a
n
g
f
re
e
sn
a
Secure
,
s
on
connec
t
i
top
sw
ive
ls
hav
e r
et
a
ine
d q
u
ic
k
d
Furler
s an
clev
is
pin
s and
fai
rleads ha
ve
a
rel
eas
e
f
ree
, f
lus
h f
ini
sh
cap
tiv
e p
in.
sna
g
aintenanc
e free
M
ear
in
g syst
em
b
r
l
er
s a
n
d
top
sw
ive
ls
feature a
Fu
tory s
ealed,
ma
int
enance free
fac
ng.
Rol
ler bearing
s
et
s
r
un
on
beari
ed
races for s
m
oot
h h
igh lo
ad
har
d
en
n
ce
.
performa
s
elec
ti
on
f
or
Mate
ri
al
d d
urabil
ity
t
rengt
h
an
s
61 T6
aluminium c
ons
truction
nodise
d g
rad
e 6
0
Hard a
on
pr
ote
cti
on. Gr
ade
2205
rabi
lit
y a
nd
cor
ro
s
i
pro
vid
es du
ut
r t
he
d b
ear
ing
sh
aft
for o
pt
imum
ili
sed
fo
loa
stainless
st
eel
is
strength to wei
ght
r
a
tio
.
Multiple attachment options
Attachment options include a high resistance shackle, trigger re
le
ase
sn
ap
sha
ck
l
e and fairle
ad,
as
we
ll as
a h
ard an
odi
sed
al
u
min
ium
thimble designed specifically to suit anti-torsion luff line.
The furler drum can be adjusted to suit either 0 or 90
att
ach
men
t
,
as req
ui
r
ed
t
o
mat
ch the
ta
ke-
off
al
ignment and deck layout.
Top-Down Furling Systems for Dow
nwin
d
Sa
ils
Furling of ‘soft luff’ downwind sails such as as
ymm
etr
ic
spi
nnake
r
s and
g
en
nak
ers
is
possi
ble utilisin
g a
To
p-D
ow
n
A
d
apt
er wit
h t
he
standard Furler & Top Swivel Set.
Top-Down furling is simpler, faster
an
d
sa
fer
th
an
usi
ng tra
d
it
i
on
al
snu
ffe
r/s
ock
s.
It
als
o a
llo
ws
q
u
i
ck
,
si
mpl
e f
urling and rede
plo
yme
nt
in variable conditions or when
gy
bin
g
.
