Cruiser XTS

Modern Yachting rope - high tenacity polyester fibres double braided to a durable, first-class cruising line

The Cruiser XTS rope from Premiumropes is our finest yachting rope for cruising sailors from small dinghies to larger yachts. Due to its high tenacity polyester fibres, Cruiser XTS has low stretch, very good resistance against abrasion and UV. The balanced construction ensures this rope is soft, runs easy trough the blocks and is spliceable.

• Modern Yachting rope for your sheets, halyards and control lines on board. Choose Cruiser XTS to have excellent quality for a long lifespan
• Available from stock with options to have it spliced – Diameter range ø3mm to ø18mm and up to 16 colours per diameter
• Developed and tested by expert sailors and in use for over 10 years, Premiumropes is very proud to recommend Cruiser XTS for your sailboat.

You can order Cruiser XTS here online and configure this to your specifications. Splicing will be done within a few days, and we send it quickly to your home, marina or address of choice.

What lines can be made from Cruiser XTS on my sailboat?

Modern yachting ropes like Cruiser XTS are designed to have many uses as halyards, sheets and control lines onboard a sailing boat or yacht. Our choice of fibres and construction ensures a well-balanced rope that runs easy through your blocks, has a large breaking load, good abrasion resistance, which can be in use on your boat for many years. Together with the splicing options Cruiser XTS can become your halyard or a new sheet. Of course, all the various control lines can be made from Cruiser XTS as well, as it is available from ø3mm to ø18mm.

Sheets made from Cruiser XTS

The Cruiser XTS rope performs reliable as easy-to-handle and durable sheet for various sails.

• Very nice jibsheets are made from Cruiser XTS for both overlapping genoas and smaller headsails. The setup should include a spliced softlash to connect the jibsheet to your sail. Dinghies use ø6mm, small sailboats make jibsheets from ø8 – ø10mm Cruiser XTS, for yachts we recommend using ø10mm to ø14mm to match the selftailer on your winch.
• In mainsheets Cruiser XTS is used both in purchase systems and on winches. The proven recipe allows the rope to run smoothly through the block and has good grip and resistance on winches at the same time. Cruiser XTS has all the strength and flexibility to ensure safe handling of your mainsail.
• Cruiser XTS is a good choice for spinnaker sheets. The smooth rope is durable and available in just the right dimension and colour to match your spinnaker or gennaker.

Halyards with spliced in shackles from Cruiser XTS

The option to splice in suitable shackles into the Cruiser XTS rope makes it a first choice for a new halyard on cruising sailing yachts and daysailors.

• Jib or genoa halyards are used to hoist the sails upfront. Choose a snap shackle or halyard shackle to be spliced in. That is a reliable combination with the necessary strength and little elongation.
• Spinnaker halyards (gennaker halyards) with a swivel shackle spliced in are made from Cruiser XTS on many sailing boats. Due to fast handling, good holding in the clutches and bright colours it is a fine choice on cruisers.
• The main halyard on a cruiser is to be made from Cruiser XTS rope. Use a halyard shackle or bar shackle on smaller diameters.

Trim and control lines made from Cruiser XTS

With the Cruiser XTS rope you can make almost all control lines. Due to the various colour options, it is possible to choose a suitable combination. Cruiser XTS is suitable for camcleats, clutches and stoppers. Examples for trimlines with Cruiser XTS:

• Traveler Line: Allows precise control of your traveler car for optimal sail shape adjustment.
• Outhaul Line: Handles the load of flattening or powering up your mainsail efficiently.
• Cunningham: Strong enough for precise luff tensioning to improve upwind performance.
• Reeving lines: Ensures a reliable and secure reef in your mainsail.

What diameters and what length of the Cruiser XTS should I choose?

Premiumropes advise on halyard diameter and length with Cruiser XTS

Depending on the size of your boat, the Cruiser XTS halyard should become thicker and by that stronger to take up the load and keep the stretch to a minimum. Please look here rope advise – diameter to find a recommendation table.

Always make sure your new halyard is not too big for the sheaves in the mast. Most clutches work best and have the greatest holding power when the halyard is close to the clutch’s maximum. If one diameter is working fine, we recommend ordering your Cruiser XTS halyard in the same size.

For the length of a halyard from Cruiser XTS there is a rule of thumb: length for main halyard and jib halyard is 2,5 times the length of the mast. For spinnaker halyards use three times the length of your mast.

Our expert tips to dimension Cruiser XTS as a sheet on your sailboat

To select the correct length and diameter of a sheet matching to your cruising sailing yacht or daysailor, please refer to these tables: rope advise / diameter and rope advise / length .

If your current set-up has a working measurement, we recommend using the same length and diameters for your new sheet from Cruiser XTS.

Splicing Options for Cruiser XTS rope

Which splices are commonly ordered for Cruiser XTS?

Cruiser XTS can be nicely spliced. When you order a Cruiser XTS from us, you can choose from the options suitable for your boat. A halyard would be done with an eye-splice on one end and a flemish eye on the other end. For a sheet often an eyesplice optional with a shackle or even a softshackle is made in this double braided polyester rope. Please see the infobox with photos, that you can click on at the top part of Cruiser XTS product page.

How can I splice Cruiser XTS myself?

Splicing Cruiser XTS is easy, and we teach most splices in our course splicing modern ropes . All the instructions are available in the Splicing App, the book Splicing Modern Ropes and of course our Splicing Videos, which are also available on YouTube.

See this video, how an eye is spliced into a double braided rope like Cruiser XTS

What fibre material is used for Cruiser XTS and how is it braided?

Braided from high tenacity polyester fibres Cruiser XTS is a yachting rope of the highest quality. The braiding makes it one of the strongest yachting ropes in the market. The core of the Cruiser XTS is 12-braided three-over-three. The cover is 16 plaited for ropes up to ø8mm and 24-plaited from ø10mm on up.

Breaking load data and weight for every diameter is listed in the tables below.

What are the technical features of Cruiser XTS?

• Strong yachting rope – Cruiser XTS is made from high tenacity polyester and big volume of fibres to achieve a breaking load above industry average.
• Durable construction and fibres – we are offering Cruiser XTS since many years and receive overwhelmingly positive feedback from sailors using this rope for many years.
• Resistant to abrasion and UV – Coated fibres of highest quality are used for this rope making it stable for years in UV light. The abrasion resistance come from a good braiding recipe of the cover.
• Smooth and flexible rope – Braiding Cruiser XTS in a balanced way makes the rope flexible to run smoothly through the blocks of purchase systems.
• Low elongation – along with the high breaking load comes little elongation due to the use of high tenacity polyester fibres.