Description

WICHARD Spinnaker Quick Release Swivel Carabiner | 70mm HR Stainless Steel
Elevate your sailing performance and on-deck safety with the WICHARD Spinnaker Quick Release Swivel Carabiner. Engineered in France for the most demanding marine conditions, this 70mm snap shackle is the definitive choice for sailors who refuse to compromise on reliability and functionality. Designed specifically for high-load applications such as spinnaker sheets and halyards, it provides the strength and quick-release capability essential for competitive racing and safe cruising. When every second counts, trust Wichard to deliver unparalleled performance.
Key Benefits:
* Uncompromising Safety and Strength: Forged from a single piece of High Resistance (HR) 17.4 PH stainless steel, this carabiner offers exceptional mechanical properties. Its certified breaking loads provide total peace of mind, ensuring it can handle the immense and sudden forces exerted by a spinnaker, even in heavy weather. The robust construction guarantees that your most critical connection point will not fail.
* Effortless Quick-Release Operation: The defining feature is its quick-release plunger pin mechanism. This design allows for instantaneous opening, even under significant load. In a broach or a sudden gust, the ability to release a spinnaker sheet immediately is a critical safety function, preventing potential damage to the rig or loss of control. The external opening is easily operated by hand or with a flick of a marlinspike.
* Superior Performance and Tangle-Free Handling: The integrated swivel eye is essential for high-performance sail handling. It rotates freely to prevent spinnaker sheets and halyards from twisting and tangling. This ensures smoother gybes, hoists, and douses, allowing for faster and more efficient sail trim without the frustration of fouled lines.
* Exceptional Durability in Harsh Environments: Manufactured from marine-grade HR stainless steel, this carabiner boasts outstanding corrosion resistance against saltwater, spray, and UV exposure. Its polished, passivated finish not only looks professional but also minimizes chafe on your lines and sails, extending the life of your entire sailing system. This is a long-term investment in quality and durability.
Main Features:
* Hot-forged construction for superior strength and fatigue resistance
* Integrated free-rotating swivel eye to prevent line twist
* Plunger pin quick-release system for safe operation under load
* Smooth, snag-free external opening design
* Polished finish to protect ropes and equipment from abrasion
* Designed and manufactured in France by marine hardware experts
CARABINER FOR SPINNAKER MM 70.
Made in HR stainless steel (grade 17.
4 ph) with swivel eye, quick release, with external opening and certified breaking loads.
Technical Specifications:
* Attribute: Carabiners / Snap Shackles
* Product Type: Spinnaker Quick Release Swivel Carabiner
* Material: High Resistance (HR) 17.4 PH Stainless Steel
* Overall Length: 70 mm (2 3/4″)
* Working Load (WL): 800 kg (1760 lbs)
* Breaking Load (BL): 2000 kg (4400 lbs)
* Weight: 87 g (3.07 oz)
* Eye Diameter (A): 14 mm (9/16″)
* Jaw Opening (B): 14 mm (9/16″)
Equip your vessel with the WICHARD Spinnaker Quick Release Swivel Carabiner and sail with the confidence that comes from using world-class, race-proven hardware. It is the ultimate solution for managing spinnakers and other high-load sails where speed, safety, and reliability are paramount