Greg Petrat's 1974 Swan 48 Constellation taking a pounding at the start of the 2012 Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race. "It was our first time doing the race and we learned a lot; I'm looking forward to doing the race again." About his Tape-Drive® sails, "I love them. The loads on this boat are tremendous, but we now have a tough set of sails that we can depend on."

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The following article is from Speed and Smarts, a racing newsletter written and published by Dave Dellenbaugh -- a name that needs no introduction in the sailing world. I am pleased to announce that Dave will be a regular contributor to our email newsletter. For those of you who are serious students of the game, I strongly recommend subscribing to Speed and Smarts. Each issue is packed tactical and strategic information, pictures and diagrams that will help you become a better racer. Welcome aboard Dave! Sincerely, Charles "Butch" Ulmer

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Every three years the Salinas Yacht Club in conjunction with the Ecuadorian Navy and the Ecuadorian Federation of Yachting runs the Copa Galapagos Regatta that includes a 600-mile race to the Galapagos Islands. The islands are a World Heritage Site made famous by Charles Darwin. These islands inspired him to write his seminal work "The Origin of Species," that put forward the theory on natural selection. UK Sailmakers Miami's Mark Wood sailed the race on the newly refurbished FUGA. a Hunter 54 owned by Sandro Navas of Guayaquil, Ecuador. The following is Mark's race report and travel log:

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In 2011 Adrian van den Hoven aboard his Mirage Ophir raced the Super Mac and Back and placed first in her division and first overall for all three legs, as well as setting a new course record for this singlehanded 1034-mile race. This is an amazing accomplishment.

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Alejandro Osorio sailed his Pandora 34 MEULEN (above) to first in IRC 4 in the just completed Off Valpariso regatta. The week-long event is the second most important regatta in Chile. With her new UK Sailmakers Tape-Drive sails, MEULEN finished with four firsts and a second — she dominated her eight-boat class. The 60 boats sailed in divisions of J/105s, J/24s, Soto 40s and four IRC divisions.

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