Designed and Manufactured in New Zealand
The Dixon Clew is machined from marine grade aluminium plate and has been hard anodised for extra protection.
Each Dixon Clew comes supplied with the corresponding spliced Dyneema loop.
Designer: Gray Dixon.
Experience: Over 40 years
Speciality: Marine
Cost effective and easy to use
The Dixon Clew is the light, easy to use and safe way to secure all types of headsails and gennakers.
The simple D shaped ring is used to attach eyespliced headsail sheets with a Dyneema loop to various headsails and gennakers, with standard press or taped rings, using a cow hitch.
The Dixon Clew is easily changed from sail to sail, while the loop stays attached to the sheets.
It presents the distinct advantage of no bulky, heavy and difficult to untie knots that can cause problems if they get caught on the rigging or mast while tacking.
Light weight and Proven
The Dixon Clew is the cost effective way of replacing bulky bowlines. It can be used in conjunction with other systems that use loops on sheets to attach to sails and makes changing sails much quicker and easier.
Light weight:
Small – 31 grams Suits yacht up to 32 foot
Medium – 42 grams Suits yacht up to 40 foot
Large (8mm) – 64 grams Suits yacht up to 45 foot
Large (10mm – 78 grams Suits yacht up to 50 foot
Extra Large – 102 grams Suits yacht 60 foot +
Cruising and race tested and proven.
All Dixon Clews and loops have been stress tested for breaking loads.
Dixon Clew Specifications
| Dixon Clew Diameter | Maximum Sail Clew Ring Diameter |
Weight | Max Working Load | Breaking Load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small 53mm | 34mm | 31g | 1,000kg | 2,000kg |
| Medium 61mm | 38mm | 42g | 1,600kg | 3,200kg |
| Large (8mm thick) 75mm | 45mm | 64g | 1,760kg | 3,500kg |
| Large (10mm thick) 75mm | 45mm | 78g | 2,750kg | 5,500kg |
| Extra Large 85mm | 55mm | 102g | 3,300kg | 6,600kg |
Dixon Clew Loop Specifications
| Dixon Clew Diameter | Recommended Loop Diameter |
Weight | Max Working Load | Breaking Load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small 53mm | 4mm | 5g | 431kg | 862kg |
| Medium 61mm | 6mm | 12g | 1,100kg | 2,300kg |
| Large (8mm thick) 75mm | 8mm | 26g | 1,750kg | 3,500kg |
| Large (10mm thick) 75mm | 8mm | 26g | 1,750kg | 3,500kg |
| Extra Large 85mm | 10mm | 37g | 2,800kg | 5,660kg |
Now available in New Zealand!
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