Heather Mahady

Heather Mahady is the General Manager of UK Sailmakers International. She is based on Vancouver Island in the Pacific Northwest, and is a passionate sailboat racer, sailmaker, and sustainability advocate.

Joined: December 15, 2022
Articles: 135
Comments: 8

Photograph of J/35 BAD DOG racing in the Chicago Yacht Club’s 2021 Race to Mackinac (Image from the J/35 Class Association Facebook Page) side-by-side with an FSI stress simulation.

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FSI OPTIMIZATION FOR HOME GAME ADVANTAGE

Understanding the racing venue can be one of the most…

UK Sailmakers South Africa loft Owner Craig Millar (right) stands with loft Director, Jerome McLoughlin

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UK SAILMAKERS EXPANDS TO SOUTH AFRICA

Craig Millar Sails is the latest addition to the UK…

Swan 45 KATIMA racing at ORC Worlds in Kiel, Germany, with a full UK Sailmakers inventory including Titanium upwind sails. Photo credit: Felix Diemer for ORC.

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SWAN 45 KATIMA SHINES AT ORC WORLDS

Authors: Buttons Padin and Heather Mahady Over the past two…

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LESSONS LEARNED PASSAGE MAKING

Tune in to Episode Eight of the Lessons Learned Podcast…

Nathalie Criou paired up with Satchel Douglas aboard her Figaro 2, ENVOLEÉ, in the 2023 Ida Lewis Distance Race. Photo credit: Stephen R. Cloutier.

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IDA LEWIS DISTANCE RACE REPORT

ENVOLEÉ has made a monumental move from the waters of…

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…

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…

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…

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