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Sailspar Continuous Line Headsail Roller Reefing System

The tangle free solution for every cruising yachtsman. Choose the Sailspar Continuous Line system to easily and safely unfurl, reef and furl your headsail. Sailspar continuous line system is built to last and makes control of your headsail easy time and time again.

Headsail Reefing

A system you can trust

  • Endless rope drive
  • No rope storing on drum
  • No coils of rope in cockpit
  • Trouble free operation
  • Lifetime Warranty
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Continuous Line Headsail Roller Reefing SystemOrder Now >>Overview: Continuous Line Headsail Roller Reefing System

Avid yachtsmen will know that headsail reefing systems need to be hassle free and smooth. Sailspar have achieved this with their continuous line reefing system. Use the continuous line to turn the drum to unfurl, reef and furl away your headsail. Made from the highest quality marine stainless steel, aluminium and nylon, it comes with an extraordinary lifetime warranty and requires minimal maintenance.

The benefits of having a continuous line system to furl your headsail are:

  • No tangles or fear of riding turns, which makes it safer
  • Easier on your hands as you have a larger diameter rope
  • Easier to stow as there are no long coils of rope in the cockpit
  • Easier to control as the larger drum gives a better mechanical advantage

Clever and thought out design means:

  • Installation and forestay adjustment is easy thanks to the integral Sta-Lok
  • The larger diameter drum gives you extra leverage making it easier to furl your headsail
  • It is easy to maintain and service, just rinse the internal stainless steel ball bearings with fresh water!
  • If you don't want to install it yourself, we can do it for you but easy installation is all part of the design

For yachts sized from 17 – 40 feet long with maximum 8mm forestay width. We have 4 sizing options available based on forestay length and diameter, with 3 different gear sizes.

System of choice

It suits the Classic Yacht with its unobtrusive design and has been the headsail system of choice in the recent refit of "Nausikaa" Classic Boat September 2015.

Chris Charlesworth also chose the system for the refit of his supercharged Contessa 26 "Meow" as featured in the July issue of Yachting World.

"The ultra-low profile furler that enables Meow to take advantage of the rating benefit IRC gives to 130 per cent furling genoas was supplied by Sailspar in Colchester"

Photo supplied by Kingston Rigging

High Quality British Engineering

This is a system that is tried and tested - we have been making it since 1981. It is designed to function reliably in even the most hostile seas and made from the highest quality materials. This is tough, made to last British engineering at its best. All covered with a Lifetime Warranty.

If you would like any more information or to order your Sailspar Continuous Line Roller Reefing System then contact us.

ReefingOrder Now >>Lifetime Warranty

We have so much faith in our product that every Continuous Line Headsail Roller Reefing System we sell comes with a lifetime warranty. Have complete peace of mind that this is a system built to last.

  • Includes parts and labour
  • Excludes consumables (i.e. forestay, blocks, Sta-lok stud and reefing line) and delivery
  • Warranty lasts the duration that the purchaser owns the equipment and is non-transferable
  • System needs to be installed, maintained and operated as per Sailspar's instructions
  • For warranty to remain valid, reefing drum and halyard swivel are to be returned every 7 years to Sailspar for service. The service will be at purchaser's expense
  • For warranty claim, gear/parts needs to be returned to Sailspar works for exchange at purchaser's expense
  • Warranty does not cover normal wear and tear, damage caused by neglect, damage caused by lack of maintenance, damage caused by not following Sailspar's instructions, accidental damage, wilful damage, act of God

A disembled Sailspar Roller Reeefing GearOrder Now >>Specifications of the system

Reefing Gear Measurements

Roller Reefing Measurements
Model 95-25 106-25 106-32 150-32
A/1 128 152 152 199
A/2 103 120 120 169
B 100-140 115-155 115-155 125-165
C 46 55 55 55
D 225 225 225 225
E 407 407 407 407
F 150 150 150 150
G 240-305 240-305 265-340 285-365

Roller Reefing Gear Data

MODEL # Boat LOA Mrs approx Boat LOA Feet approx Min forestay dia mm Max forestay dia mm Max forestay length mts Max forestay length ft Drum dia mm Reefing Line dia mm Foil dia mm Halyard swivel
95-25-55NS
5.1-6.4
17-21
4
6
5.50
18.00
95
8
25
none
95-25-80NS
5.4-7.0
18-23
4
6
8.00
26.25
95
8
25
none
95-25-105NS
6.0-7.6
20-25
4
6
10.50
34.50
95
8
25
none
95-25-55
5.1-6.4
17-21
4
6
10.50
18.00
95
8
25
yes
95-25-80
5.4-7.0
18-23
4
6
8.00
26.25
95
8
25
yes
95-25-105
6.0-7.6
20-26
4
6
10.50
34.50
95
8
25
yes
106-25-80
7.3-8.5
24-28
5
6
8.00
26.25
106
10
25
yes
106-25-105
7.9-8.8
26-29
5
6
10.50
34.50
106
10
25
yes
106-32-105
8.2-9.1
27-30
6
8
10.50
34.50
106
10
32
yes
106-32-130
8.5-10.3
28-34
6
8
13.00
42.50
106
10
32
yes
150-32-130
9.1-10.9
30-36
6
8
13.00
42.50
150
10
32
yes
150-32-155
9.7-11.5
32-38
6
8
15.50
50.75
150
10
32
yes
150-32-180
10.9-12.1
36-40
6
8
18.00
59.00
150
10
32
yes

Installation InstructionsContinuous Line Instructions

A PDF copy of the Continuous Line Headsail Roller Reefing System installations instructions can be downloaded by clicking the image to the right.

If you are having any difficulties installing the system then please get in touch. We are happy to fit the system for you.

Rope Splicing GuideRope Splicing Guide

Learn how to splice rope together in our easy to follow guide. Download the PDF by clicking the image to the right which is laid out in steps with pictures to guide you along every part of the process.

ReefingOrder Now >>Other Systems

NS Systems / Shrimper System

The NS system, the variation to our small system, comprises of a drive unit, a torque tube, a number of foils, control rope, bottom toggle and a halyard turn block. It is this halyard turn block which varies from the small system. This system is designed for smaller boats as the halyard turns at the top of the foil 180 degrees and makes fast to the drive unit. This means that the jib does not need its own halyard as it is built into the system.

  • Used for the Cornish Shrimper
  • For sail areas up to 150 sq feet
  • Maximum luff of 8 metres
  • Stay of 4mm, 5mm or 6mm


Sailspar Original System

This system is no longer fitted but if you alrady have one, you can find the installation instructions by clicking the image to the right.

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