The Marlow painter is a lightweight, floating towing line designed for use on Optimist and ILCA dinghies. Made from high-visibility 8-plait Marstron polypropylene, this line is soft, easy to handle, and ideal as a painter, towing line, or rescue line.

With a diameter of 6 mm and a length of 8 metres, this painter fully complies with IODA class rules and is equally well suited for ILCA sailors. The line floats, does not absorb water, and remains flexible in all conditions, making it easy to coil and quick to deploy when needed.

The bright yellow colour ensures excellent visibility, even in murky water, improving safety during towing, launching, and recovery.

IODA rule reference:
“A painter of a single piece of buoyant rope, not less than 5 mm diameter and not less than 8 m long, securely fastened to the mast thwart or mast step.”

Key features

• Official painter and towing line for Optimist and ILCA

• Length: 8 metres

• Diameter: 6 mm

• Floating line, does not absorb water

• High-visibility yellow

• Soft and easy to handle

• Non-kinking, easy to coil

• Suitable for towing, rescue and recovery

• Fully compliant with IODA class rules

Why choose Marlow

Marlow ropes are trusted worldwide for their consistent quality, durability, and performance. The 8-plait Marstron painter is a proven solution for dinghy sailors who want a safe, reliable, and class-legal towing line.