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CHRISTOPHER DRAGON sails upwind with a UK Sailmakers Titanium headsail and an X-Drive main.

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MASTERING APPARENT WIND

Expert and novice sailors alike use apparent wind. Many sailors…

Brendan Huffman from UK Sailmakers’ Los Angeles loft recently completed his second Singlehanded Transpacific Race (SHTP), a 2,120-mile course from San Francisco, CA, to Kauai, HI. As he had in 2021, he sailed the race aboard his Santa Cruz 33 SIREN.

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DIVISION WIN FOR SIREN IN SINGLEHANDED TRANSPAC

Brendan Huffman from UK Sailmakers’ Los Angeles loft recently completed…

RESILIENCE Sailing 1

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WINTER SAILING FROM PANAMA TO FLORIDA

Wherever I’m sailing, I always look for advice from folks…

Sailmakers working at UK Sailmaker’s network of over 50 lofts and service centers around the world may speak many different languages, but they share one common thread in their approach to making and servicing sails. Simply put, UK Sailmakers is committed to supporting sailing with sustainable sailcloth.

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SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE SAILCLOTH

Sailmakers working at UK Sailmaker’s network of over 50 lofts…

Eric Pesty rings the bell in Victoria in the 2022 R2AK. Image credit - R2AK Facebook Page.

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NEW SOLO SPEED RECORD FOR THE R2AK

Eric Pesty became a fan-favorite in the 2023 Race to…

UK Sailmakers cold front sailing closehauled in waves

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COLD FRONT SAILING TIPS FROM PAUL EXNER

PROFESSIONAL TIPS AND TACTICS TO LEVERAGE SYNOPTIC WEATHER Every sailor,…

Participants start a race in windy conditions at the 2023 Robie Pierce Regatta. Photo credit – Maureen Koeppel.

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ANOTHER GREAT ROBIE PIERCE REGATTA FOR SAILORS WITH DISABILITIES

The first weekend of June, I sailed in the Robie…

Nathalie Criou Stern Shot Bermuda 1 2 2023 scaled

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LESSONS LEARNED: LEG 1 OF THE 2023 BERMUDA 1-2

Buttons Padin interviewed singlehanded racer Nathalie Criou (@nathaliecriouracing) after her second-place…

J/111 Raku sails with Mount Baker in the background. Photo by Dennis Pearce.

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LESSONS LEARNED DOUBLE HANDED RACING

UK Sailmakers continues to produce new episodes of its Lesson’s…