{"title":"Allen","description":"\u003cp\u003eAllen has been machining performance sailing hardware in Southminster, Essex since 1957. Blocks, cleats and one design fittings built for the loads that racing dinghies actually put through them, and guaranteed for life against manufacturing defects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiveWatersports stocks the Allen range for ILCA, Optimist and Finn sailors, shipped across Europe from Rotterdam.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"extreme-high-load-ilca-vang-block-30-mm-allen","title":"Extreme High Load ILCA Vang Block 30 mm – Allen","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe top vang block on an ILCA takes more load than anything else on the boat, and most blocks give up long before the sailor does. Allen built this one with the vang key machined into the body, so there is no shackle, no rope strop and no wasted length in the system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat matters twice over. The key cannot work loose, and the shorter overall length keeps your full vang range intact. Underneath sits Allen's XHL bearing system: twin rows of stainless steel ball bearings on a stainless axle, backed by a plain bearing PEEK washer. The washer carries the static load so the ball bearings keep running freely even when you are fully powered up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a block that stays easy to pull on in a breeze. Sailors struggling to get enough vang on to depower the MkII rig usually find this solves it outright, and some remove a purchase from the system entirely because it runs so freely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeveloped with International Moth sailors for extreme loads, then adapted for the ILCA on feedback from top class sailors. Made in the UK, guaranteed for life against manufacturing defects.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allen","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":54915426255177,"sku":"LWS-ALLN-XHL30-873-BLK","price":159.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pink","offer_id":54915426287945,"sku":"LWS-ALLN-XHL30-873-PNK","price":159.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue","offer_id":54915426320713,"sku":"LWS-ALLN-XHL30-873-BLU","price":159.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/4178\/4905\/files\/A2031XHL-PINK.jpg?v=1785095366"},{"product_id":"ilca-curved-kicker-key-allen","title":"ILCA Curved Kicker Key – Allen","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe vang key is the small stainless part that carries your whole kicker load into the boom bracket, and the curved version is the one most ILCA sailors end up running. The bend lets it drop into the bracket without fighting the angle, which you appreciate when you are rigging in a hurry on a windy morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllen builds this one with a heavier gauge top plate than the older straight SA.312 pattern. That plate is where a worn key starts to open up, so the extra material is worth having on a part that tends to fail without warning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt pairs directly with the Allen A4413 kicking strap bracket on the boom, and it is the same key machined into Allen's 30 mm extreme high load vang block. If your current key is showing wear at the throat, replace it before it lets go mid race. Allen lists this as an ILCA fitting, so check your current class rules before championship use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy Choose Allen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllen has been making dinghy fittings in Southminster, Essex for decades, and many of the original Laser deck fittings came out of that factory. Made in the UK and guaranteed for life against manufacturing defects.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54915620372809,"sku":"LWS-ALLN-SA873","price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/4178\/4905\/files\/SA.873.jpg?v=1785096010"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/4178\/4905\/collections\/A..71M-1.jpg?v=1785095038","url":"https:\/\/livewatersports.eu\/collections\/allen.oembed","provider":"LiveWatersports","version":"1.0","type":"link"}