Recirculating ball bearing mainsheet systems

A unique way to select the best traveller and genoa car system for your boat and personal requirements - a truly low friction system, realistically priced and designed for use on both cruising and racing yachts.

Travellers, end fittings and track are all extruded from top quality
marine grade aluminium and finished in our unique 'Spectro' grey
anodised finish.

  • Recirculating precision ground delrin ball system
  • Three sizes for yachts up to 14m LOA (46ft)
  • Three track options
  • Construct your own system from modular components
    (click here) or choose one of our pre-packaged
    complete systems (click here)
  • Single or double take off travellers
  • Shackle or toggle take off travellers
  • Multiple control line purchase (2:1, 3:1, 4:1)
  • Cleating on end fitting or car
  • Kevlar 'K' cam with 70° or 90° angled cleating options
  • Torlon ball option
  • Towable genoa cars.


Travellers

Aesthetic design, clean lines, high-tech materials and finishes all go to make this range of traveller cars a functional and practical enhancement to any sailboat. All end fittings feature a soft rubberised moulded cap, designed to withstand high impact without causing damage.

Standard travellers run on precision ground delrin balls.

A Torlon ball package is offered where higher load applications are required. Torlon balls give up to 40% more load bearing capacity. These packages are available in all three sizes and for long or short travellers.

Double take off travellers

With either shackle or toggle attachments, these allow coarse/fine tune mainsheet systems to be achieved. They can also be used with a link plate (click here) to allow for increased rolling load with the longer cars.

Control line sheaves

In sizes 2 and 3 these feature our low friction large diameter ball bearing sheave system.

Shackle take off

Feature a high load forged stainless steel pivoting shackle.

Toggle take off

Features a solid cast stainless steel upstand with a soft rubber anti-tumble bearing fitted, preventing damage when blocks are not under load. These take offs accept the swivel post from our cruiser blocks and help achieve a truly low profile system.

Cam cleats

From our Kevlar 'K' cam range. Click here for full details.

Barton travellers can be easily built up from modular components to give a wide variety of control line purchase, either cleated on track ends, traveller or remotely.

The above links explain how to make up your own individual system by putting together modular components, including a choice of three types of track.

When selecting which system will suit your requirements,
ask the following questions:

1. Size of boat?
2. Control line purchase (2:1, 3:1 or 4:1)?
3. Shackle or toggle take-off?
4. Single or double take-off?
5. Cleating on car, end fittings or remote?
6. End fitting cleats straight or angled?

Guide to choice of size:

Size 1 for yachts up to 8.5m (28.5ft)
Size 2 for yachts up to 11.0m (36ft)
Size 3 for yachts up to 14.0m (46ft)

Traveller Car
  Length Length Length Length Width mm Width mm Height mm Height mm Length Width mm
Technical Details Length single take off mm Length double take off mm Weight single take off g Weight double take off g Width
'W' mm
Width with
control line
cleats mm
Height 2:1
mm
Height 4:1
mm
SWL
Kg
Max control
line Ø mm
Travellers                    
Size 1 132 204 252 411 57 98 30 43 500 6
Size 2 166 254 547 923 70 120 44 57 700 8
Size 3 198 292 872 1378 87 130 47 65 1000 8

    Length Length Width mm Height mm Length Width mm
  Part no. Length
mm
Weight
g
Width
'W' mm
Height
mm
SWL
Kg
Sheave
Ø mm
Sheave
width mm
Genoa Cars                
Size 1 20 300 118 400 57 97 500 50 36
Size 2 24 300 145 775 70 116 700 60 36
Size 3 30 300 170 1181 87 133 1000 70 45

    Length Length Width mm Width mm Height mm Height mm Height mm
  Part no. Length
mm
Weight
g
Width
'W' mm
Width with
control
line
cleats mm
Height 2:1
mm
Height 4:1
mm
Max control
line Ø mm
End fittings                
Size 1 20 110 67 117 59 100 39 50 6
Size 2 24 110 88 234 72 127 50 65 8
Size 3 30 110 96 362 85 137 60 74 8

    Length Length Width mm Width mm Height mm
  Part no. Length
mm
Weight
g
Width
'W' mm
Sheave
Ø mm
Max control
line Ø mm
Control line sheave cage            
Size 1 20 112 41 15 38 20 6
Size 2 24 112 52 27 49 30 8
Size 3 30 112 65 42 57 35 8