Série	Recommendations	DESIGNATION
		Sheet			Halliard			Seamanship
		mainsail	jib	spi	mainsail	jib	spi	mainsail	jib	spi
470	Diameter	8 ou 10 mm	6 mm	6 mm	5 mm	4 mm	5 mm	5 mm	4 mm	4 mm
	Length	8 m	7 m	18 m	15 m	8 m (messenger)	15 m	3 m	2 m	4 m
	Recommended rope	BRAIDLINE	BRAIDLINE	BRAIDLINE	CHALLENGE	CHALLENGE	CHALLENGE	CHALLENGE	CHALLENGE	CHALLENGE
420	Diameter	8 mm	6 mm	6 mm	5 mm	4 mm	5 mm	4 mm	4 mm	4 mm
	Length	8 m	7 m	11 m	12 m	5 m (messenger)	14 m	2 m	2 m	2 m
	Recommended rope	BRAIDLINE	BRAIDLINE	BRAIDLINE	CHALLENGE	CHALLENGE	CHALLENGE	CHALLENGE	CHALLENGE	CHALLENGE
Laser	Diameter	6 mm						5 mm	5 mm	5 mm
	Length	14 m						3 m	3 m	3 m
	Recommended rope	BRAIDLINE						CHALLENGE	CHALLENGE	CHALLENGE
Europe	Diameter	8 mm						4 mm	4 mm	4 mm
	Length	8 m						5 m	5 m	5 m
	Recommended rope	BRAIDLINE			CHALLENGE			CHALLENGE	CHALLENGE	CHALLENGE
Optimist	Diameter	8 mm						5 mm		4 mm
	Length	6 m						1.5 m		2 m
	Recommended rope	BRAIDLINE						CHALLENGE		CHALLENGE
hobie cat 16	Diameter	8 mm	6 mm	6 mm	5 mm	4 mm	5 mm	4 mm		4 mm
	Length	14 m	10 m	14 m	7 m (messenger)	7 m(messenger)	14 m	2 m		3 m
	Recommended rope	BRAIDLINE	BRAIDLINE	BRAIDLINE	CHALLENGE	CHALLENGE	CHALLENGE	CHALLENGE		CHALLENGE

DON'T FORGET:
-Mitts protect your hands from friction burns when manoeuvring.

DECATHLON'S advice

Hose down your ropes regularly, especially after exposure to sea water or spray. Do not spray high pressure washer jets too close to your ropes and do not use detergents; this dries them and makes them less easy to use.

Thematic: advice on how to choose your dinghy ropes.