Blue Ocean Dockline nominated for DAME

The eco-conscious Blue Ocean Dockline, made from 100% recycled waste plastic bottles, has been nominated for a DAME Award.

Marlow Ropes says this sustainable innovation has seen great enthusiasm from the leisure marine market since its launch at the start of 2019.

According to Managing Director, Jon Mitchell: “Every day, more than 16 million plastic bottles end up in landfill in the UK alone and when we found out about the astonishing quantities of plastic waste and the impact this is having on our oceans, we knew we had to act, and sought partners who had the expertise to develop and produce rPET (recycled polyester) yarn. This, combined with our technical knowledge of engineering rope solutions, allowed the innovation to become possible.”

The Blue Ocean Dockline is exclusive to Marlow’s Superyacht & Mooring Series and comes in black or silver white with a Blue Ocean fleck un-spliced on reels and pre-spliced in 12-16mm diameters in lengths from 6m to 12m. The construction offers good abrasion resistance and shock absorption, with soft and supple flexibility and zero strength loss or shrinkage.

The company is continuing to develop new ways that this recycled yarn can be used, and is working with partners and eco ambassadors to test its capabilities when used in other yachting applications in some of the toughest sailing environments. ‘Ethical Power’ sustainable Vendee Globe campaigner, Conrad Coleman, is using blended Blue Ocean yarn in his spinnaker sheet covers, and the Clipper Race 11 yacht fleet has replaced the main sheets with 100% Blue Ocean yarn covers for the 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race.

For further information, visit Marlow’s stand 03:301 at METSTRADE and view the Blue Ocean Dockline in the DAME – Design Award presentation at the I-nnovationLAB in Hall 6.