Harken and Ropeye join forces for the deck fittings of the future

Worldwide distribution agreement

Harken will distribute Ropeye hardware products worldwide. This is the meaning of the new agreement between the American giant in nautical equipment and the young Estonian company, whose innovative pulleys and friction rings have won over sailors. Already a distributor in several areas such as the UK, Harken will now make its network available in 48 countries.

A common philosophy

In just 4 years, Ropeye products have made their way onto many racing yachts, and have won a DAME Award at METS. Their innovative solutions, particularly for fastening friction rings across the bridge, have resulted in significant weight savings. This sense of innovation is presented by Matt Malec, Sales Director of Harken USA, as the basis of a common philosophy:"Jaanus and his[de Ropeye] team are tackling many of the same engineering challenges as we are, to improve equipment and increase performance. This agreement will be very good for both our companies.

Accastillage Diffusion, which was already selling Ropeye products, will probably continue to provide performance hungry boaters, who have already shown their interest. For our part, we can expect that the original equipment market for production yachts oriented towards performance will be one of the first development areas in France

Towards common development

For the time being, the agreement only covers the distribution of Ropeye products. The partnership should not end there, as Pierre Massé explains. ">
Ropeye Maxi, friction ring with fixation

Race and fast cruise

As Pierre Massé, Sales Manager at Harken France explains, Harken and Ropeye products are complementary. "