Dragon running rigging
All classesEvery line on the boat: what the class rules, builders, riggers and rope makers name for it, and the rope we stock for each. We show what the sources say and add no tuning advice of our own. Sizes are rope diameters.
- lines
- 9lines
- stocked
- 9stocked
- with an exact match
- 4with an exact match
- sources
- 14sources
Exact the rope the source namesAnalogue same fibre, heat-set, cover, sizeNearest closest we stock, differing attribute namedNot stocked not in our range
The picks for this class are as the sources report them; fewer of them were re-read than for J/70.
Halyards 3 lines
Main halyard
Class rule: dimensions of other rigging are optional1Common ground
Wire head section (3 mm stainless) with a rope tail in all three product sources; rope tail 5-6 mm; no class limit (dimensions optional)
Typical: Wire spliced into the rope tail (Petticrows: spliced ends, 6 mm stainless shackle, 5 mm stopper; Tactix: pressed shackle, ball for halyard lock). We splice to order.
What each source names (4)· sources differ, shown side by side
Genoa halyard
Class rule: no minimum listed for this lineCommon ground
Dyneema load part, 4-5 mm (no class limit); spliced ends
Typical: Eye splices at both ends / tapered tail; stopper 5 mm (Petticrows); auxiliary (messenger) halyard spliced in (Tactix). We splice to order.
What each source names (3)· sources differ, shown side by side
Spinnaker halyard
Class rule: no minimum listed for this lineCommon ground
Dyneema (DSK99) ends 3.5-4 mm with a thicker covered middle section 6-8 mm; tapered in every source (hand-tapered by Petticrows, machine-tapered by Maffioli and Tactix)
Typical: Spliced ends, stopper 5 mm; hand taper by splicing (Petticrows); factory machine taper (Maffioli, Seagull); retrieval line Novabraid (Seagull). We splice to order.
What each source names (6)· sources differ, shown side by side
- Petticrows5Names: Maffioli Dyneema DSK99 4 mm (ends)
- Petticrows — alternative5Names: Maffioli MTS99 6 mmNot in our range — we don’t stock this rope or a close match.Not stocked
- Petticrows — alternative5Names: Maffioli MTS99 7.5 mm (machine tapered)Not in our range — we don’t stock this rope or a close match.Not stocked
- Tactix9Names: tapered Dyneema 4/8/4 mm (fibre not stated)Not in our range — we don’t stock this rope or a close match.Not stocked
- Seagull Sails10Names: Maffioli machine-tapered 3.5/6.5 mmNot in our range — we don’t stock this rope or a close match.Not stocked
- Seagull Sails — alternative10Names: Maffioli Novabraid retrieval line
Sheets 3 lines
Genoa sheet
Class rule: no minimum listed for this lineCommon ground
Dyneema/Technora/polyester double braid, 7-10 mm grip section tapering to 4-5 mm at the ends; all sources taper (hand by Petticrows, machine by Maffioli/Robline/Tactix)
Typical: Spliced ends and tapered tail (Petticrows, Seagull); spliced terminals for a textile shackle (Ino-Rope); winch/winchless variants differ in taper (Tactix). We splice to order.
What each source names (6)· sources differ, shown side by side
Mainsheet
Class rule: no minimum listed for this lineCommon ground
Dyneema-based; 7-8 mm main section; Maffioli Swiftcord named by Petticrows (7 mm hand tapered) and Tactix (8 mm, 4:1 system)
Typical: Spliced ends (Petticrows, Seagull); hand taper with DSK99 end; eye splice on request (Tactix LIROS). We splice to order.
What each source names (5)· sources differ, shown side by side
- Petticrows7Names: Maffioli Swiftcord 7 mm
- Tactix9Names: Maffioli Swiftcord 8 mm
- Not in our range — we don’t stock this rope or a close match.Not stocked
- Tactix — alternative9Names: LIROS DynaSoft 8 mmNot in our range — we don’t stock this rope or a close match.Not stocked
- Seglerbedarf12Names: Robline polyester/Technora/UHMWPE 8 mm
Spinnaker sheet
Class rule: no minimum listed for this lineCommon ground
Tapered Dyneema-core sheet: grip section 7-9 mm, thin end 4-6 mm (Fritz: thin end 5-6 mm so the ball fits the clew thimble)
Typical: Spliced ends (Petticrows machine), stitched ends (Petticrows hand), ball and knot at the end through the clew thimble (Fritz). We splice to order.
What each source names (9)· sources differ, shown side by side
- Fritz Segel2Names: tapered sheet, thin end 5-6 mmNot in our range — we don’t stock this rope or a close match.Not stocked
- Petticrows8Names: Maffioli Powertech 78 7 mm
- Petticrows — alternative8Names: Maffioli Dyneema DSK78 core 5 mm
- Petticrows — alternative8Names: Maffioli MTS99 8 mm (machine tapered)Not in our range — we don’t stock this rope or a close match.Not stocked
- Tactix9Names: Tactix 9/4 mm Dyneema + polyester
- Seagull Sails10Names: tapered 7.5/4.5 mm (fibre not stated)Not in our range — we don’t stock this rope or a close match.Not stocked
- AquaEquip11Names: Robline Spi Sheet endless 8 mm
- Seglerbedarf12Names: Robline PES/Dyneema SK78 9 mm
Strops & backstay 3 lines
Permanent backstay (split above deck)
Class rule: rope or wire, not less than 3 mm; fibre not restricted1Common ground
Wire or rope, 3 mm minimum (class rule); the only product source names 3 mm Dyneema (LIROS D-Pro Static)
Typical: Pre-spliced: eye at the top, opening splice at the lower end, thimbles spliced in. We splice to order.
What each source names (1)
- Tactix9Names: LIROS D-Pro Static 3 mm
Running backstays (above-deck runner)
Class rule: rope or wire, not less than 3 mm1Common ground
Wire or rope, 3 mm minimum (class rule); Dyneema 3-4 mm in the two product sources
Typical: Eye splice at one end, opening splice at the lower end (T-terminal version); soft shackle to the above-deck runner. We splice to order.
What each source names (2)· sources differ, shown side by side
Runner tails below deck
Class rule: no minimum listed for this lineCommon ground
4 mm Dyneema (single source)
Typical: Eye splice at one end, diamond knot at the other. We splice to order.
What each source names (1)
- Tactix9Names: Dyneema 4 mm
Sources
- International Dragon Class Rules (effective 2020-01-01). https://www.ussailing.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/DRA2020_CR_191021.pdf Seen 2026-10-23.
- FRITZ Segel - The Dragon Tuning Manual (Dragon Experiences). https://fritz-segel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/dragontuning_engl.pdf Seen 2026-10-23.
- Dragon Main Halyard - Petticrows Ropes (spec sheet). https://parts.petticrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Main-Halyard-Description-Document.pdf Seen 2026-10-23.
- Dragon Genoa Halyard - Petticrows Ropes (spec sheet). https://parts.petticrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Genoa-Halyard-Description-Document.pdf Seen 2026-10-23.
- Dragon Spinnaker Halyard - Petticrows Ropes (spec sheet). https://parts.petticrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Spinnaker-Halyard-Description-Document-General-Version.pdf Seen 2026-10-23.
- Dragon Genoa Sheet - Petticrows Ropes (spec sheet). https://parts.petticrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Genoa-Sheet-Specs.pdf Seen 2026-10-23.
- Dragon Main Sheet - Petticrows Ropes (spec sheet). https://parts.petticrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Main-Sheet-Description-Document-General-Version.pdf Seen 2026-10-23.
- Dragon Spinnaker Sheet - Petticrows Ropes (spec sheet, version 2). https://parts.petticrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Spinnaker-Sheet-Description-Document-General-Version-2.pdf Seen 2026-10-23.
- Tactix shop - Drachen (Dragon) Tauwerk product pages. https://tactix.de/shop/public/One-Design/Drachen/Tauwerk/ Seen 2026-10-23.
- Seagull Sails - Dragon custom sheets/halyard/runner products. https://seagullsails.com/collections/custom-sheets Seen 2026-10-23.
- AquaEquip - Drachen / Dragon category (Robline Dragon sheets, Harken Dragon mainsheet set). https://www.aquaequip.de/collections/drachen-dragon Seen 2026-10-23.
- Seglerbedarf (Marina Dellas) - FSE Robline Dragon sheets. https://seglerbedarf.de/de/tauwerk/schoten/verjuengte-grossschot-drachen Seen 2026-10-23.
- Ino-Rope - Continuous genoa sheet optimised for Dragon. https://shop.inorope.com/en/shop-en/ropes/continuous-genoa-sheet-reduction-on-both-ends-for-dragon/ Seen 2026-10-23.
- North Sails Dragon Tuning Guide (hosted by Petticrows). https://petticrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Tuning_Guide_North.pdf Seen 2026-10-23.
- northsails.com Dragon Speed Guide. https://www.ussailing.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/northsails.com-Dragon-Speed-Guide.pdf Seen 2026-10-23.
- Robline catalogue "Yachting Ropes and Kite Lines" 2025-2026, p.32 Ready-Made Products: Jib Sheet High Tech and Spi Sheet, intended use "Dragon & H-Boat". (maker’s PDF catalogue; not linked online) Seen 2026-10-23.
Prices per metre incl. 24% VAT, live from our rope list.