About us

Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, there was very little choice in the local chandlery for yachtsmen who wanted to finish their rigging in style.

Specialist ropes for different rigging applications were not readily available and the concept of colour coding was in its infancy. By the same token, the inefficient method of terminating ropes by tying a knot was more prevalent than splicing.

In those days, most sailors could turn their hand to a 3 strand splice or a whipping but new braided rope constructions meant a whole raft of new technical skills were required.

Mike and Alistair Green founded Jimmy Green Marine in 1981 with the intention of developing the rope and splicing options available to sailboat owners:

• Specific ropes for each different sailboat application.
• Multiple colour coding options for ease of identification at the mast and in the cockpit.
• Guides, charts and background information to help the selection process.
• A Splicing and Rigging Service to finish the rope work to a professional standard

Mike Green headed up the first Jimmy Green Rigging Team, collaborating with Marlow and LIROS to perfect the techniques necessary for splicing the new ropes brought to market in the 1980s and 1990s.

Mike instigated the introduction of methodology into the process, making a written record of how each splice should be achieved and finished. His insistence that every splice was carried out to the same high standard has endured to this day.

In the 1990s the Head Rigger mantle was passed on to Peter, Alistair’s brother in law. Peter continued to oversee all things splicing until 2007, when Mike retired and the overall responsibility was reassigned to James Green, Alistair’s son and a director of the company. Experience and continuity are important factors in maintaining standards and now James has passed on the head rigger responsibility to Iain, who has been with Jimmy Green since 2014. James and Iain have been busy training up new team members, so that the splicing and rigging team can cope with the increased demand on our service.

Rope manufacturer innovation has been prolific over the last decade. LIROS and Marlow now produce running rigging ropes that were initially considered only for extreme performance applications, but are now affordable for performance cruising.

James maintains personal contact with all the head technicians at LIROS and Marlow, visiting each factory on a regular basis to check on the latest design developments.

The Jimmy Green Rigging Team are then fully trained in all the latest splicing and finishing techniques to complement these new high-technology ropes.

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