Folkboat running rigging

All classes

Every 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
6lines
stocked
5stocked
with an exact match
0with an exact match
sources
6sources
Halyards · 2Control lines · 2Strops & backstay · 2
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. Few rope specifications are published for this class.

Halyards 2 lines

Main halyard

Class rule: no minimum listed for this line
Common ground
Dyneema, led aft to the cockpit (cruising / singlehanded set-up, Danish Folkboat club); no diameter stated
Typical: None noted. We splice to order.
What each source names (1)
  • Folkebaad.dk6
    Names: Dyneema main halyard
    Robline
    Dyneema Chafe Sleeve
    size not stated by source · €6.55–€20.46 / m
    NearestDiffers in: heat-set not stated by source; coating not stated by source

Gennaker / Code 0 halyard

Class rule: no minimum listed for this line
Common ground
Dyneema, led aft (cruising set-up); no diameter stated
Typical: None noted. We splice to order.
What each source names (1)
  • Folkebaad.dk6
    Names: Dyneema gennaker halyard
    Robline
    Dyneema Chafe Sleeve
    size not stated by source · €6.55–€20.46 / m
    NearestDiffers in: heat-set not stated by source; coating not stated by source

Control lines 2 lines

Genoa cunningham

Class rule: class rules: running rigging material and size free4,5
Common ground
Spectra (HMPE) core, 6 mm (North Sails IF-boat guide, single source)
Typical: None noted. We splice to order.
What each source names (1)
  • North Sails1
    Names: Spectra 6 mm
    Gleistein
    Dyna Lite
    6 mm · €2.48 / m
    NearestDiffers in: heat-set not stated by source; coating not stated by source

Topping lift (bomdirk)

Class rule: no minimum listed for this line
Common ground
Dyneema 2 mm, fixed at the masthead split pin (Danish Folkboat club, cruising)
Typical: Eye/loop at the masthead end. We splice to order.
What each source names (1)
  • Folkebaad.dk7
    Names: Dyneema 2 mm
    Gottifredi Maffioli
    Powersprint 78
    2 mm · €0.92 / m
    NearestDiffers in: heat-set not stated by source; coating not stated by source

Strops & backstay 2 lines

Genoa tack loop / tack line

Class rule: no minimum listed for this line
Common ground
Spectra (HMPE) 4 mm tack loop, tied two turns through the tack ring
Typical: Tied; no splice noted. We splice to order.
What each source names (2)· sources differ, shown side by side
  • North Sails1
    Names: Spectra 4 mm
    Gleistein
    MegaTwin 07
    4 mm · €1.42 / m
    NearestDiffers in: heat-set not stated by source; coating not stated by source
  • IF-boat association3
    Names: Spectra tack line
    Robline
    Dyneema Chafe Sleeve
    size not stated by source · €6.55–€20.46 / m
    NearestDiffers in: heat-set not stated by source; coating not stated by source

Permanent backstay

Class rule: stainless steel multi-strand wire, 3 mm minimum4,5
Common ground
Stainless steel wire, 3 mm minimum (class rule, not a recommendation)
Typical: Swaged/spliced terminals. We splice to order.
What each source names (1)
  • Class rules4,5
    Names: stainless wire 3 mm
    Not in our range — we don’t stock this rope or a close match.
    Not stocked

Sources

  1. International Folkboat Tuning Guide (North Sails One Design, by Björn Österberg). https://www.northsails.com/sailing/en/resources/international-folkboat-tuning-guide Seen 2026-10-23.
  2. The IF-Boat Tuning Guide 2001 (North Sails) - PDF copy hosted by Svenska IF-båtförbundet. https://ifboat.com/baten/tips/trimguide?task=download.send&id=197:the-if-boat-tuning-guide-2001-by-north-sails&catid=17 Seen 2026-10-23.
  3. IF-Båt Trimguide 2000 (North Sails, Swedish). https://ifboat.com/baten/tips/trimguide?task=download.send&id=187:north-sails-trimguide-for-if-bat-ar-2000&catid=17 Seen 2026-10-23.
  4. Nordic Folkboat International Class Rules 2025-2028, Edition 2025, update March 2026. https://folkboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/NORDIC-FOLKBOAT-CLASS-RULES-2025-2028-Update-March-2026.pdf Seen 2026-10-23.
  5. Nordiska IFRA Klassregler 2022 för IF-båt, rev 2022-05-10. https://ifboat.com/baten/klassregel/klassregel?task=download.send&id=295:klassregler-for-if-bat-2022-rev-2022-05-10&catid=9 Seen 2026-10-23.
  6. Folkebåd til en singlehand hygge-sejler (owner article). https://www.folkebaad.dk/folkebaad-til-en-singlehand-hygge-sejler/ Seen 2026-10-23.
  7. Tursejlads 01 (Lars Bræstrup, cruising series). https://www.folkebaad.dk/tursejlads-1/ Seen 2026-10-23.

Prices per metre incl. 24% VAT, live from our rope list.