A flexible abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective rope has a central braided high strength core comprising gel fiber or p-aramid fibers that is surrounded by cylindrically braided sleeve of reflective strips composed of narrow width reflective strips that comprise a woven or knitted narrow width strip and a flexible nylon retroreflective sheet sewn thereon and covered with abrasion resistant coating. The flexible retroreflective sheet is formed by thermally bonding corner cube, microsphere retroreflectors, or wide angle exposed retroreflective lenses to a flexible polymeric sheet. Due to its braided construction, the reflective rope reflects light omnidirectionally over a large angle of acceptance, thereby providing an improved measure of safety in the marine craft environment. The reflected light beam provides accurate illumination of the marine craft gunnels, sail edges, mooring lines, railings and the like when the omnidirectionally reflective rope is used during dusk, fog or nighttime hours.