Samson XLS Yachtbraid

Size (inches - metric) Price per foot 1/4 - 6mm $.50 5/16 - 8mm $.65 3/8 - 10mm $.85 7/16 - 11mm $1.15 1/2 - 12mm $1.45

White 2-in-1 braided polyester rope with double variegated red and green ID in the cover. XLS has less elongation and a heavier cover than LS.

We use XLS for cruising boats looking for durable and affordable line. We also use it on race boats where a little stretch is actually a good thing, such as with traveller lines or spinnaker pole up-down line.

INCH	MM	LBS/100 FT	KG/100M	SAMSON AVERAGE STRENGTH LBS	SAMSON AVG STRENGTH KG	SAMSON MIN STRENGTH LBS	SAMSON MIN STRENGTH KG
3/16	5	1.3	1.9	1,200	540	1,000	460
1/4	6	2.3	3.4	2,200	1,000	1,900	850
5/16	8	3.3	4.9	3,300	1,500	2,800	1,300
3/8	9	4.3	6.4	4,400	2,000	3,700	1,700
7/16	11	6.4	9.5	5,800	2,600	4,900	2,200
1/2	12	8.2	12.2	8,300	3,800	7,100	3,200
9/16	14	10.1	15.0	11,000	5,000	9,400	4,200
5/8	16	12.0	17.9	13,600	6,200	11,600	5,200
3/4	18	18.0	26.8	19,000	8,600	16,200	7,300
7/8	22	26.5	39.4	27,800	12,600	23,600	10,700
1	24	34.6	51.5	37,000	16,800	31,500	14,300
1-1/8	28	44.0	65.5	45,000	20,400	38,300	17,400
1-1/4	30	51.7	76.9	54,000	24,500	45,900	20,800
1-5/16	32	57.7	85.9	60,000	27,200	51,000	23,100
1-1/2	36	71.0	106	70,000	31,800	59,500	27,000