Nacra 17 Gear Guide - Equipment Chosen by Olympic Sailors

Every gram matters on the Nacra 17. Every friction point costs you speed. This is the gear we have tested at Olympic level — what we actually use, and why.

🧤 Harnesses

AIRY & Helium Pro — Light Wind

Best for: Venues with soft or variable breeze.

Minimal profile. Featherlight. Built for freedom of movement when the boat demands constant body input. If you are rigging up at a light-wind venue, this is your combo.

The H — Strong Wind

Best for: Heavy air, full power, maximum class-legal performance.

Stiffer support, built to handle sustained hiking loads. When conditions push you to the limit, The H is what you strap on. Engineered to help you go as hard as the class rules allow.

⚙️ Aerocleat — 8 Versions

Co-designed by Nacra 17 Olympic sailors Tara Pacheco and Sam Sills. The cleat the market did not have — so we made it.

• Materials: Titanium (lightest, strongest) or Aluminium
• Handle options: Handleless / 25mm / 30mm / 35mm

3D-printed, precision-engineered, and built to outlast a full Olympic cycle. Nothing else compares for weight and feel on the wire.

🔩 Low Friction Rings

Replace blocks and fairleads where you need a light, clean solution. Every gram and every friction point adds up over a race — these eliminate both.

Available: 3.5mm to 29mm · 5 colours

🎿 Tiller Extension

Light, balanced, precise. Designed for the fast, fine steering inputs the Nacra 17 demands at speed. If your current tiller feels heavy or dead — upgrade.

🛡️ SLEEVE — Block Protection

Ropes catching on blocks = lost races. The SLEEVE stops it.

Printed in flexible TPU — soft enough not to damage the rig, tough enough to last a full season. Available in 4 configurations (57mm/40mm · 90°/180°).

🔗 LOOPS

Small. Light. Brutally efficient. Used throughout the Nacra 17 rig as low-friction, low-weight connection points.

Available in: Inox · Titanium Grade 2 · Titanium Grade 5

🪝 Boom Guide

Protects the boom fitting from wear — gybes, close-quarters racing, repeated loading. Small part, big impact on longevity.

👟 CUBEN Footstraps

For sailors who prefer to go barefoot or minimalist. Ultra-light Cuben fiber, no padding, no bulk — pure connection to the boat.

Everything here is designed and tested by Olympic sailors. If it is on this page, it is because we actually use it.

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