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Racing and Winning for a Cause
Most regatta competitors race for a trophy or for bragging rights. A few events aim higher. One of them is the Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club’s annual Ms. Race, held August 15 on Sandy Hook…
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Eagles Wings Soars at Race to Mackinac
The Chicago Yacht Club's Race to Mackinac is the oldest freshwater distance race in the world, first raced in 1898. Starting off the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse just off Navy Pier, it heads…
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Condor and Sirocco win Lake Michigan’s Queen’s Cup
The sailors of the US’s Midwest didn’t let the Newport Bermuda Race’s post-race news and scoring controversy suck the air out of their sailing. Starting on Friday, June 26, the South Shore…
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Bill Gunther’s Blue Skies Tops ORC Fleet in 2026 Wetherill Race
UK Sailmakers Northeast customer William Gunther raced his 50’ Alden Skye ketch Blue Skies to first place in ORC Division 1 and took ORC Overall in this year’s running of Essex (CT) Yacht…
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Harry Heijst and Classic Winsome Take the Win at the Guingand Bowl Race
The Guingand Bowl Race , a Royal Ocean Racing Club offshore classic, started off Cowes on May 30 and sent the fleet around marks across the Solent and into the English Channel. It's a…
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David Ames and Ryan Minth Crowned Flying Scot National Champions
After winning the 2026 Flying Scot Midwinters in dramatic fashion last March, David Ames (Miami, FL) continues to dominate the Flying Scot class by winning this year’s National Championship…
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Follow the 2026 Newport to Bermuda Race
The 636-mile biennial Newport Bermuda Race starts today, June 19, at 1300 ET. 150 boats will be taking off from Newport, RI, with their next stop Bermuda. Established in 1906, this is the…
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UK Sailmakers Customers Win 79th Annual Block Island Race
Christopher Dragon XII, Blitzen, and Thin Man Take Overall Honors STAMFORD, CONN . — The Storm Trysail Club’s 79th Annual Block Island Race delivered a classic offshore challenge this…
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History of the Beaufort Scale
YYou hear it referred to all the time. Author John Rousmaniere even used it in the title of his book on the 1979 Fastnet Race, Fastnet, Force 10 . It’s the Beaufort Scale —technically the…
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Ames & Buhler Take 2026 Flying Scot Midwinter Title
David Ames and PJ Buhler lead the way at the 2026 Flying Scot Midwinters. Photo © Jennifer Joy Walker Photography. Sarasota (FL) Sailing Squadron hosted the Flying Scot class’s 2026…
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Small Boats, Smaller Sails — and a Big Boost in Confidence
Learning to sail is a rewarding challenge that takes time, especially when you’re young and lightweight. Many beginners start their sailing career in the Optimist dinghy, which has a stable…
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Tips for Photographing Sailboats
Everyone loves a great photo of a sailboat—especially if it’s theirs. At the same time, we’ve all seen our share of shots that end up as nothing more than tiny white triangles on the…
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Hail and Farewell
On a ship in the Navy, Hail and Farewell parties blend the arrival of a new member of the wardroom with a send-off for a departing shipmate. In the Racing Rules of Sailng 2025-2028, an…
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BITTER ENDER, SWEET VICTORY FOR WEISS AND FITZPATRICK
Two of three podium positions for this double hander were powered by UK Sailmakers. The Bitter Ender Race, co-hosted by Larchmont Yacht Club and the Storm Trysail on Saturday, October 19,…
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IT’S NOT OVER ‘TIL IT’S OVER
I used to tell my mother about the great starts I would have racing various sailboats. She would respond, “That’s nice, but were you at the finish?” Not hurtful as much as thought…
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LOCHER, WEISS AND AVEN WIN THE 69th EDLU RACE
Three long-time customers of UK Sailmakers Northeast took home the overall trophies at the 2024 edition of Larchmont Yacht Club’s annual Edlu Race. Kurt and Anne Locher’s J/42 ATALANTA was…
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THREE KEYPORT YACHT CLUB CHAMPIONS
It’s a combination of who you know and what you know. From grand-prix racing all the way down to Opti sailors, you need to know your way around a race course to win a season championship.…
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A FLY ON THE WALL AT THE 2023 UK MANAGERS MEETING
UK Sailmakers Loft Managers and their families enjoy a wrap-up dinner at Larchmont Yacht Club in New York with special guest, Butch Ulmer. In 2010, I started working with UK Sailmakers on a…
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LOCHER AND WEISS WIN MAJOR OCEAN RACING AWARDS
Christopher Dragon sailing upwind with a suit of black UK Sailmakers Titanium sails. The Long Island Sound’s traditional end-of-the-year distance race is Stamford Yacht Club’s Vineyard Race…
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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 finish in Class 1 on leg 1 of the 2023 Bermuda 1-2. Having sailed the 635 miles…
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KING 40 CHECKMATE MOVES TO SYDNEY
That’s a wrap! They say the second happiest day for boat owners is when they buy a boat. The happiest, conversely, is when they sell it. While this saying points to the work, time, and…