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Cousin Trestec - The Technical Rope Expert

Cousin Trestec belongs to the COUSIN Frères Group, founded in 1848. The company has specialised since 1950 in making rope out of synthetic fibers by twisting, braiding and impregnation. In the 1960s, Cousin Trestec focused its product development on sport, safety and industrial applications. Cousin Trestec actively seek to install their ropes on performace sailing boats and are major sponsors of some of the top sailors in the world.

Aided by its state-of-the-art laboratory, Cousin Trestec is constantly developing new technical products. More than simply offering ropes, Cousin Trestec provides solutions for yachts of any length, width and hull or sail configuration. Cousin Trestec is certified ISO 9001 and the great majority of its products have the certifications adapted to their applications.

RACING AND HIGH END YACHT CORDAGE

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageDynasty

Use: Racing Sheet and Halyard. Can be tapered to reduce size and weight by removing the cover over the dynalight core where the rope doesn't need handling, retaining it at the cockpit end.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageDynafirst

Use: halyard & sheet for cruising and racing. An affordable Dyneema rope. Lightness and flexibility.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageAramadillo

Use: for all competition boats requiring a high chafe-resistant halyard for use on winches.
Exceptional resistance to chafing on winches, thanks to its Aramide-Technora cover.  High breaking strength, high flexibility.

Cousin Trestec Rope and Cordage Tribal

Use: mainsail sheet, jib or spinnaker for dinghies, light cruisers, small catamarans.
Lightness, good handling. Excellent resistance to chafing. Easy to splice.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageAramstar

Use: Halyards. Chosen for all the big ocean races and record attempts.
Exceptional stability and high performance, very low stretch, easy spliced.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageDyneestar

Use: a racing rope for yachtsmen requiring the highest performance. A Dyneema core with a polyester cover. Unaffected by humidity and UV. Very low stretch with high flexibility.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageVecstar

Use: halyard, spinnaker sheet, runners, reef points.
A perfectly stable and resistant rope. High resistance to bending fatigue and abrasion when used intensively.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageKing Rope

Use: Standing rigging: shrouds, stays, runners: replaces steel and stainless steel wire rope. Used for headsail luffs and headsail reefing systems.
Easily spliced. 1/6th of the weight of equivalent strength steel wire ropes and cables. Compact cable with no stretch and a patented polyurethane film.


TECHNICAL AND RIGGING

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageSoft Shackle

Easy to open. Replaces steel shackles and snaps. Light, no corrosion and no noise. Weight saving.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageDyneema Loop

Use: replaces shackles and snaps when connecting blocks on the sheet traveller, toe rail, boom, links between backstays, runners and tackle blocks. Weight saving, very good resistance to UV & chafing, excellent weight/breaking strain ratio.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageDyneema Hollow Braid

Use: protection against chafing, for abrasion and wearing protection. Ideal for racing.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageSewn Dyneema Webbing Strap

Use: flexible fixing on eyestrap, toe rail, strops.
Can be stowed in a small space. No stretch.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageSplicing Fids

Use: for splicing ropes and braided ropes from 4 mm to 10 mm.
High quality stainless steel. Splicing manual for 3 strand ropes included!

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageShockcord Sandow

Use: braided shockcord adapted to marine use.
Natural latex strands  with a braided nylon cover.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageDyneema Lacing Braid

Use: replaces metal fittings, shackles, bottle screws.
Very high strength. No stretch. Good resistance to shock loads.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageWhipping Twine

Braided high tenacity polyester thread.
Slightly sticky to make whipping easier.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageThread 'CVN Wercord'

Use: an excellent tying and messenger thread.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageHot Knife 60w

Use: to cut ropes and webbing properly & efficiently.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageWebbing Strap

Use: for leisure activities, protective clothing, harnesses, straps...
High breaking strength webbing. Flexible.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageNylon Netting for Bulwark Protection

Use: this nylon net gives effective protection against UV and bad weather conditions.
Easy to install.

CRUISING CORDAGE AND DINGHY RACING


Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageEquinoxe

Use: top of the range multi-purpose halyard. Cruising sheet, tail halyards.
Multi-purpose: can be used for all running rigging (very valuable in ocean cruising).

Cousin Trestec Rope and Cordage969

Use: all purpose halyard for dinghies and surf boards.
Pre-stretched halyard. Excellent chafe resistance. very supple.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordagePacific

Use: top quality range of sheets for dinghies and cruisers: jib and mainsheets, spinnaker sheets, mainsheet traveller control.
Very comfortable to handle, very flexible & very high strength.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageBraidline

Use : sheet, halyard, boom vang, kicking strap and topping lifts. Can also be used as a mooring line.
Very flexible. Excellent resistance to chafe. Very good grip in the hand. Easy to splice.

MOORING AND ANCHORING

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageFutuna

Use: new concept mooring line made of specific braided nylon, no need for a shock absorber.
Dynamic under tension, easy to use, high resistance to chaffing. Very supple.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageNylon Rope

Use: all purpose, quayside moorings, anchor lines, sinker moorings.
Good stretch and shock absorbing.
Does not float.
Easily spliced, very flexible, high breaking load.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordagePolypropylene Traditional Rope

Hemp style 3 strands
Use: multi-purpose; ideal for old gaffers
Rot proof.
Does float.
Anti-U/V
Good handling.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageFlat Line

Use: Mooring line
Very flexible
Easy to splice

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageWeighted Anchor Lines

Use: light weight anchors
Good flexibility and handling.
Lead beads spread load over length.

Cousin Trestec Rope and CordageSquareline

Use: Very high quality rope for mooring and anchor lines.
Very supple
High breaking load.
High stretch.

 

The famous Cirque du Soleil acrobatic circus troupe use Wichard fasteners, Cousin-Trestec cordage and Blue Wave rigging hardware in their shows, and in their permanent installation at the Venetian in Macau.

 

 

For a full and detailed list of Cousin Trestec products available from Storm Force Marine in Hong Kong, please see the Cousin Trestec website