Got a response on the old forum in favor of Yale's Vizzion. Reading the specs, it sounds good (but don't they all sound good at the manufacturer's pages). It's a real problem when you can't get your hands on the stuff to give it a look and feel. (All that the local West Marine stocks is New England Ropes Sta-Set.)



Until a few days ago, I thought I'd go with Samson Trophy Braid, but when I received the order, I was not impressed. Granted, it's cheap, but I'd rather spend a bit extra to get good performance. The things I'm looking for in a line are a good "hand", durability, good cleat holding, and a range of colors to help make sense of the spaghetti on my deck. Jim makes a good point about the weight of the line, though. Those water-soaked sheets do pop out of the cleat pretty easily. And, a heavier mainsheet does tend to lie on the tramp in a well behaved manner.