Lewmar winches are designed with both racing crews and cruising sailors in mind. The new EVO range of winches meets the needs of sailors and boat builders with a perfect blend of looks functionality and reliability.

We have a range of new captive winches, and for smaller boats where space under the cabin top is limited we have designed the CW800.

Constant evolution means our cutting edge racing winches have been fitted on board the current America's Cup multi-hulls as well as much of the TP52 fleet.

Lia Ditton shares some top tips on how to get the most out of your Lewmar winch with safety in mind.

Winch Selection Guide

Efficient sail handling begins with the selection of the correct winch.
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Evo ST Winches

Lewmar fuses its legendary quality with state of the art technology to offer the most advanced winch range ever; the EVO.

Lewmar believes in evolution not revolution it has been evolving and improving winch technology for almost half a century. Since the 1960s Lewmar has developed winch solutions for the worlds leading boatbuilders, custom yards and race teams. No other company in the leisure marine market has the same level of heritage and expertise when it comes to building reliable, high quality, easy to fit and easily serviceable winches.

that can either be fitted in the conventional manner, or without removing the drum, to speed up installation. This new easy fit feature uses Lewmars Fast Fit stud fixings.

Cruising Sailors confirmed they want a proven quality winch that could be serviced by the boat owner without any tools, they wanted to be able to put the winch together themselves, and they also wanted a reliable and predictable grip.

With many winch users only chartering boats for a few days holiday a year, safety is key in any new developments. We have included in some simple safety features the direction arrow which means all your crew load the line on (feed) the winch correctly that will make sailing more fun for the entire family.

Racing Sailors liked the alloy, needle-peened finish of Lewmars winches. Their only request was that theyd like it in black. The good news is we have it in black, grey and chrome bronze finish.

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Standard Winches

Lewmar has created a winch range that incorporates many exciting disciplines. All brought together with a blend of traditional skills and high technology, which are reflected in the outstanding quality of Lewmars standard winches. Besides the technical innovation and high performance criteria involved, theres also the aesthetic appearance and finish to consider. The range shown here achieves just that with sizes ranging from 6 to 44, one- or two-speed gearing and three superb finishes including classical bronze. All of which is supported by a comprehensive range of winch spares.

Ocean ST Winches

The Lewmar Wavespring self-tailer combines our renowned and gentle wave grip feature with self adjusting springs. It handles today's smaller diameters, as well as the traditional larger Dacron composite ropes. A sleek, minimum-friction feeder arm provides absolute snag-free operation.

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Electric Winches

A Self-Tailing Winch that works at the push of a button. That's exactly what you'll find with Lewmar's Electric Winch range. Available in sizes 40-111, our electric winches give you complete hands-free sail control on boats from 30-80 feet (9-24m) long. Features Push Button Power Quiet operation Manual override All the benefits of the Evo/ Oceanrange Easy to install

Choice of 2 types of control:

E series electric motor including controller
The E series controller is now attached directly to the winch motor gearbox, this convenient solution removes any complicated wiring for the installer and the unit, also keeps the boat looking very tidy. A thermal trip is connected to monitor the motor temperature, which ensures a cut out if the heat builds up to an unacceptable level.
Manual operation is available as a back up, or to experience traditional sailing. This gives 2 speed manual drive, and one speed electric drive. Available on the Evo electric winch range 40, 45 & 50.
Electric winches up to the Evo 50 use the E series controller, and winches 55 and over use the Electric load sensing controller with built in overload protection.

ELS Electric load sensing 55ST 111ST
The ELS (Electric Load Sensing) Electric Winches are controlled by an Overload Protection Control Box, this allows the winch to be operated up to a high load, equivalent to the SWL (Safe Working Load) of each winch size. When this load is reached the winch automatically cuts out. If the load is reduced the winch load can be increased back up to this cut out level. Safety Overload Cut Out function was pioneered by Lewmar, and is a unique Lewmar feature. A Motor Thermal trip is connected as an extra safety feature to ensure a motor cut out, if the heat builds up to an unacceptable level.
With Lewmar electric winches, the sheet is recovered rapidly at low load when sheets are slacker, and slows down as load increases. This provides speed when you need it most, and control as you tune your sails to perfection. Manual operation facility is available as back up or to experience traditional sailing. Two + One speed comes as the standard control. It gives two-speed Manual drive (through use of the winch handle) + one-speed Electric Drive. Available on Lewmar winch sizes 55ST to 77ST. In addition Two +Two or three speed is available on Lewmar 68ST to 111ST.

Hydraulic Winches

Lewmar's hydraulic powered winches combine the benefits of electric winches with systems integration. This allows the installation of a cost-effective multi-function hydraulic systems on boats over 15m (50ft). Enables short handed sailing through push button control of winches and other deck functions which can be integrated into the system.

Racing Winches

Lightweight and strong, Lewmar's racing winches offer the serious racer outstanding performance and power. Using the best features of our standard range combined with the technology used on America's Cup and Volvo boats, Racing winches offer enormous weight saving for all IMS, Grand Prix and serious racer cruisers.

Pedestal Systems

Winch Handles

Size does matter when it comes to selecting a winch handle.
Lia Ditton explains the difference between a Lewmar 8" and 10" handle.