English Catalogue The 60-foot IMOCA Imagine, with its skipper Armel Tripon at the 4th place of the Route du Rhum 2014, chose Wichard for its marine hardware..

News A wide range Wichard offers now a complete range of single and double fairleads dedicated to the deviation of ropes (i.e furling lines of manual furlers or flying sail furlers). See page 59. Snap hooks - plastic 5 models of plastic snap hooks incl. a double plastic snap hook version. See page 58. SPORTS PARTNERSHIPS Wichard supports talented skippers and adventurers: Route du Rhum, Solitaire du Figaro, solo round the world voyage on a racing catamaran but also Mini Transat... More details p63 SOCIAL NETWORKS Get all the Wichard news on your favourite social networks: }Become a fan of Wichard...

STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS RIG ADJUSTERS AND WIRE ACCESSORIES Babystay adjusters Backstay adjusters, accessories for babystay adjusters, thimbles Lifeline hooks, sail chafe protectors Toe rail pad eyes and watertight U-bolts Eye nuts, eye straps and eye bolts SNAP HOOKS Snap shackles Trigger snap shackles Quick release snap shackles & opening pre feeder Snap hooks Carbine hooks, one hand sail snaps Mooring hooks, chain grips, rings and adjusters Standard self-locking shackles Captive pin shackles, key pin shackles, thimble shackles «HR» and Titanium shackles - Soft shackle SoftLink FRX: rings,...

sailing world The company has evolved over the years from its origins as a forge in 1919 to the group it is today: establishment of two subsidiaries and a distribution network, as well as the acquisition of Profurl (specialised in sail furlers). The global leader in marine fittings and top ranking player for industrial customers, the group has remained true to its original specialty and ethic. Highlights Company founded by Henri Wichard Subcontractor for drop forging Second factory and installation of an automatic forging line Development of range of stainless steel and titanium fittings created...

5 good reasons to choose MX: halyard shackle - fully forged - for 2:1 purchase for the mainsail halyard or flying sail furlers terminals Guaranteed reliability Superior mechanical resistance Proven resistance to corrosion Certified production process Wide range of products ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION Wichard is an ISO 14001 certified company. In this context Wichard, represented by its director, promises to: - Respect all applicable environmental requirements - Take active measures to prevent pollution. - Design products that preserve environment and are recyclable. > Reducing the manufacturing of...

Our expertise: between tradition and By making manoeuvres simpler, “easy sailing” contributes to the growth of amateur sailing and sailing becomes a perfectly safe leisure activity. Since its founding, Wichard has designed, developed and manufactured products with two key objectives: to guarantee the sailor’s safety and comfort. Forged products a guarantee of safety Why choose a forged product? Safety provides comfort and performance: forging enables tough parts to be designed by deforming heated metal. Wichard forges its parts by drop forging, using a forge hammer: an operation which involves...

In the race for innovation For nearly 40 years Wichard has been following the development of techniques and regularly designing new products. When the company was taken over in 2002, the management team made innovation one of the key focus areas of its development. In Pornichet, an engineering department 100% devoted to marine applications designs new products in collaboration with the marketing, sales and after sales service departments. This method has been proven time and again to design efficient parts by taking every aspect of the final product into account: Creation and innovation make...

Stainless steel products I Wichard offers a complete range of stainless steel products including: } Babystay adjusters, backstay adjusters. } Wire accessories: lifeline hooks. } Fastenings: folding pad eyes, watertight U-bolts. } Eye straps, eye nuts and eye bolts. } Snap hooks and swivels. } Shackles. I MAINTENANCE: GREENOX - wichinox (see page 57)

} Large range of babystay adjusters } Available with wheel, handle or ratchet } rgonomic and comfortable to use E } Easy to install and dismantle } orged body and snap hook F } Resistant to high loads } Perfect for setting a flying sail (solent jib or storm jib) } Optimizes yacht performance } Long travel model available Length pin to pin closed /open mm For fitting a jib, setting up a genoa or a solent jib... Both for safety and performance reasons, fitting a removable inner forestay is strongly recommended when there is a roller furling system. Wichard offers a whole range of babystay adjusters....

Wichard offers a comprehensive range of fixing points for babystay attachment. Double pad eye allows a single attachment point for both the babystay pelican adjuster and the jib tack point, fits all sizes of adjusters. Babystay tang , to be fitted to the mast Double folding pad eye dia 6 (see page 13) stainless steel and aluminium Double folding pad eye dia 8 (see page 13) Double folding pad eye dia 10 (see page 13) Eye strap, used as a backing plate for double pad eye part #6564 & 6565 (see page 13) Eye strap, used as a backing plate for double pad eye part #6566 (see page 13) Threaded eye hook...

Benefits } Registered design } orged in 316L stainless steel F } or closing lifelines gate F } ff-centre shape allows the wires to be O tensioned easily Pelican hooks «patented» 2 12836 12837 2831 N° Sail chafe Swage studs (for part # 2831 et 2833) 3 Lifeline hook «patented» 1 Sail chafe protector 5 This two part ring which is suitable for clipping on to 6 to 10 mm diameter wires, protects sails and facilitates manoeuvring whilst minimising snagging risks; Overall diameter 70 mm WL: working load - BL: breaking load

Fastenings The Wichard range intended for safety fixing of deck and rigging components, provides an elegant and effective solution. The range has applications that extend beyond the maritime sector, and they are also used in the industrial sector, as well as for architectural purposes and interior decorating. I Wichard offers a wide range of padeyes: } Folding padeyes in stainless steel or titanium. } Toe rail padeyes. } U-bolts. } Watertight U-bolts.