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Ted Turner—Even More Stories...
By Adam Loory | Cracked Off and Reaching to Retirement Ted Turner was a strong leader and made a big splash on humanity and the sailing community. The title of his story written by…
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Dancing with Hurricane Erin
By Adam Loory | Cracked Off and Reaching to Retirement On August 23, we danced with Hurricane Erin and had a great passage skirting her northern edge. We originally planned to hide in the…
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I’d Give Myself a B+ on This Test
By Adam Loory | Cracked Off and Reaching to Retirement Yesterday I got tested by the wind gods and while I got a passing grade, I bet there will be future pop quizzes. I’m a month into my…
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In Praise of My Lazy Cradle
By Adam Loory | Cracked Off and Reaching to Retirement Besides the auto pilot, the one piece of equipment that makes shorthanded sailing easier and more enjoyable is my Lazy Cradle.…
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Light Air Cruising Sails
By Adam Loory | Cracked Off and Reaching to Retirement After sailing halfway around the world, I think that many people spend too much time preparing for heavy winds and not enough time for…
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When The Wind Shifts…
When the wind shifts, we must change course. My original plan was to set out on my retirement cruise to the South Pacific with my wife Jenni. I spent years getting the boat ready and we…
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Leaving the Country
My first voyage that required clearing into a foreign country was the 24-hour sail from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to West End on Grand Bahama. I had been on many other boats that had gone…
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The Perfect Day on the Water
For most of my sailing life, while I was racing, I always said, “Winning a sailboat race was the most fun you could have – with your clothes on.” There was performance sailing. There were…
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SOULMATES Design Details - How To Turn A Racer Into A Fast Ocean Cruiser
SOULMATES is a unique performance cruiser. Most cruising sailors would turn away from her because of her eight-foot draft, powerful sail plan, small tankage and tiller steering. She is…
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Converting SOULMATES into a Blue Water Cruising Yacht
In this Part 1 out of 2 articles, I will explain how I turned my double-handed racer into a blue water cruising yacht for long distance, around the world sailing. SOULMATES was built in…
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My Sailing Trip Begins
On November 6 th , I started my round-the-world retirement cruise on SOULMATES with friends Perry Burgess and Andrew Graham when we sailed from New Rochelle, N.Y., to Florida. The non-stop…
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My Sailing Background
One of my first sailing memories came from when I was five-years-old. Our family was on a vacation in Hanko, Norway, and the hotel had a sailing instructor with a 20-foot sailboat. George,…
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ANOTHER GREAT ROBIE PIERCE REGATTA FOR SAILORS WITH DISABILITIES
The first weekend of June, I sailed in the Robie Pierce One-Design Regatta for sailors with disabilities. New York’s Larchmont and American Yacht Clubs have jointly run this event that…
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CHRISTOPHER DRAGON WINS BLOCK ISLAND RACE
For the second year in a row, Andrew and Linda Weiss’s Italia 11.98 CHRISTOPHER DRAGON has won the Block Island Race overall under ORC. This year’s race was a tough, light air challenge…
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HISTORY AND HUMOR - BUTCH'S FIRST BERMUDA RACE
In this short clip, Charles “Butch” Ulmer talks about his first Newport to Bermuda Race. He took part in this race as a second-year student at the US Naval Academy in 1958 onboard a wooden…
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HOW TO WIN THE PIN
Many times in your racing career, you will find that the race committee has favored the port end of the line. The more the line is skewed, the more of a lead the boat at the pin will have…
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FLEXIBILITY IS THE KEY TO SEAMANSHIP
In a recent article in Sail Magazine’s Seamanship section, Andy Schell, the President of 59° North Sailing, wrote, “My friend and business partner, Nikki Henderson, likes to say that at…
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HEATHER MAHADY NAMED UK SAILMAKERS GENERAL MANAGER
Heather Mahady (front row right) has been named UK Sailmakers International’s new General Manager. Heather has been a sailmaker at UK Sailmakers Northwest for five years and is expanding…
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LEARNING BY WATCHING THE PROS
Professional sailors often race around the course in close quarters because there is relatively little difference in their skill levels than most Corinthians. Learning by watching the pros…
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X-DRIVE SAILS POWER SAILING ACADEMY FARR 65
59º NORTH SAILING is an offshore sailing academy with a fleet of four boats ranging in size from 34 feet to 65 feet. Their largest boat, FALKEN, is a Farr 65 which was newly purchased and…
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LESSONS LEARNED PODCAST: ADAM & JENNI'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE
This is the fourth episode in UK Sailmakers Lessons Learned podcast series. Tune in to hear UK Sailmakers' General Manager Adam Loory discuss plans and preparations made for his retirement…
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NATHALIE CRIOU: SHE SAILS WITH CONFIDENCE
Nathalie Criou is one of the top shorthanded sailors on the west coast of North America with a shorthanded race record in California going back 15 years. In 2014, she was second her…
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Two Companies Dedicated to Quality Boats and Sails
Cut from the same bolt of cloth. While the global market for recreational marine products may seem pretty large...sometimes it really isn’t. Here’s a story about two companies that have…
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VISIT UK MIAMI AT THE MIAMI BOAT SHOW
This year UK SAILMAKERS MIAMI will be at Miami International Boat Show February 15-19, 2023. Visit us at booth MPM-45. This is just north of the Miami Heat Arena at the sailboat exhibits.…
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AROUND SKAGEN RACE 2022
This video was shot on Stefan Voss’ Archambault 35 OM ripping along into the darkest night on the Around Skagen Race 2022. That night they sped through the fleet keeping up with 50 and…
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TORONTO BOAT SHOW: FIND UK SAILMAKERS AT BOOTH 1783
The live, in-person Toronto International Boat Show is back at the Encare Centre. The show starts Friday, Jan. 20 and runs through Sunday, January 29. Because of Covid, the show was a…
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MEET TOM SPEES: UK SAILMAKERS WESTERN MICHIGAN REP
Tom has over 40 years of sailing experience that includes 27 Mac's, 15 Tri-States, 6 Queens Cups and 10 North American Championships for T-10s and J/105s. In the late 1990s he was part of…
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UK PODCASTS NOW ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE
The UK Sailmakers podcast series LESSONS LEARNED is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. The UK podcasts have been created to help sailors around the world up their games. For over…
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Ewincher Holiday Sale
EWINCHER HOLIDAY SALE Purchase an Ewincher2 from UK Sailmakers through December 23, 2023, and save $100 off the purchase price. Continue reading to learn more about how the Ewincher2 can be…
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J/122 LEADING EDGE Wins Class In Palm Beach Race
Congratulations to Tom and Diana Sutton for racing their J/122 LEADING EDGE to first place in Class B and second overall in ORC in the 60-mile Wirth M. Munroe Ocean Race from Miami to Palm…
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2 SAILING LESSONS LEARNED PODCAST EPISODES
UK Sailmakers is introducing a new video podcast series, Sailing Lessons Learned, created to help sailors around the world up their games. For over a decade, our website’s How To section…
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RAVE REVIEW FOR THE EWINCHER
Scottish sailors Anne and Stuart Letton bought an Ewincher for their Outremer 51 catamaran TIME BANDIT before leaving South Africa on their way to the Caribbean. While they were on the way…
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RACING RULES OF SAILING LEARNED IN THE PROTEST ROOM
Part of winning sailboat races is knowing the racing rules of sailing and I've learned a lot of lessons in the protest room. It turns out, as in the following case, it’s not only important…
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UK SAILMAKERS CUSTOMERS DOMINATED J/105, J/24 J/22 AND ORC CLASSES AT J/FEST SOUTHWEST
LAKEWOOD YACHT CLUB, Texas Oct 22-23, 2022: UK Sailmakers customers dominated J/Fest Southwest. Sailors racing with UK Sailmakers sails took first and second in four of the five classes and…
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THE LETTERBOX TAKEDOWN, THE SAFEST SPINNAKER DROP
The letterbox spinnaker takedown is the safest spinnaker drop when sailing offshore. It keeps people off the bow, keeps the forward hatch closed, and it prevents the sail from getting away…
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CLASSIC IOR RACER IS BACK
UK Sailmakers Ireland’s Barry Hayes caught these great photos and video of the magical classic IOR racer IMP showing off her total refit and new X-Drive Carbon sails. Those who restore…