Gear

August 2, 2023

Ronstan’s Orbit Winches™ are a new benchmark in high performance alloy winches. With a combination of fresh design thinking and proven manufacturing expertise, Orbit Winches weigh significantly less and offer lower line entry heights than any other winch in their class. Remarkably easy to service, they require no tools for disassembly or maintenance.

The fully machined aluminium drums feature the same Power Ribs™ that many will recognize from Andersen Stainless Steel Winches®, well-known for their impressive line grip, smooth control, and minimal rope wear. 

QuickTrim

Orbit Winches sizes 30QT and larger are equipped with the unique, patented QuickTrim™ self-tailer. This truly functional innovation allows sailors to easily and safely ease line tension to make minor sail trim adjustments without removing the winch handle or taking the line out of the self-tailer. With QuickTrim, racing sailors can react and respond instantly to minor course corrections or changes in wind pressure and direction, providing an unmatched advantage when frequent sail trim adjustments are required. Cruising sailors will also appreciate the simple convenience when adjusting sail trim. 

Ronstan Orbit Winches are available now in sizes 20ST, 30QT, and 40QT.

 Ronstan 1 400RA6201 - 20ST
 

Smallest in the range, the 20ST is a lightweight single speed self-tailing winch with a machined aluminium drum.

Weight: 1.7kg
Power Ratio: 18.3:1
Base Diameter: 120mm
Maximum Pulling Load: 550kg

 

Ronstan 2 400RA6302 - 30QT
 

The RA6302 is a 2-speed self-tailing winch, equipped with patented QuickTrim self-tailer. Extremely lightweight and impressive line speed in first gear.

Weight: 3.1kg

Power Ratio: 30.2:1

Base Diameter: 136mm

Maximum Pulling Load: 700kg

 

Ronstan 3 400RA6402 - 40QT


The RA6402 is a 2-speed self-tailing winch, equipped with patented QuickTrim™ self-tailer. Extremely lightweight and impressive line speed in first gear.

Weight: 3.1kg
Power Ratio: 39.5:1
Base Diameter: 151mm
Maximum Pulling Load: 850kg

 

 

 

 

Ucluelet

The European portion of SailGP Season 4 got underway this weekend in Saint-Tropez, France. Having hit record breaking speeds last year on the Côte d’Azur, Phil Robertson and the Canadians were looking forward to this weekend of racing, but things did not turn out as hoped. A penalty in the pre-start of race one was a precursor of what was to come, and it proved difficult for the team to recover.

A collision with Spain early on in race one set the team back and translated into eight penalty points for the event and an additional four penalty points for the season.

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Blue Guard Bilge Pump Switch

From sailing 8-Metres in Port Credit to sailing adventures hither and yon, our pal and occasional foredeck, D Danger Mitchele, is never one to be overheated even now that he’s residing in sunny Spain. He’s also not the kind of guy who would put a dodger on a racing boat. So, here’s the logical solution.

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