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Salona 45 reaching under its X-Drive® mainsail and genoa, crew on the rail

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REDUCING HEADSAIL AREA TO IMPROVE YOUR IRC RATING

When it comes to reducing the area of your headsail (HSA) as a way to improve your IRC rating, Barry Hayes from UK Sailmakers Ireland has the low down. You’ll learn how the process is both…

February 2, 2023

2023 Toronto Boat Show promo graphic for UK Sailmakers booth 1783

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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…

January 20, 2023

Large dark sail laid out across a sail loft floor for finishing work

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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…

December 16, 2022

Catamaran Malolo finishing the ARC 2022 at night under spinnaker

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MALOLO HORIZON JOBS THE ATLANTIC RALLY FOR CRUISERS FLEET

By Heather Mahady, UK Sailmakers International’s New General Manager If you figure your visible horizon is about ten miles away, then the Marsaudon ORC 50 catamaran MALOLO did a 50x horizon…

December 14, 2022

Ewincher 2 electric winch handle displayed on a stand next to its box

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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…

December 13, 2022

Supporting Sustainable Sailing recycling badge over a UK Sailmakers boat icon

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SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE SAILING

UK Sailmakers is dedicated to supporting sustainable sailing to ensure that the ocean can be enjoyed by all for generations to come. We are taking global action to minimize the…

December 13, 2022

Recycled sail repainted as a coastal mural of cliffs, birds and surf

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From Recycled Sails To Great Art of a Great Cape

Article by Lynnath Beckley - Navigator of Geoff Bishop's King 40, CHECKMATE An old main sail at UK Sailmakers in Fremantle went from almost taking up space in a landfill to the ‘star of the…

December 13, 2022

Three-photo composite of a sailor using an Ewincher handle aboard the catamaran Time Bandit

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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…

November 10, 2022

Scott Spurlin's J/105 Yolo close-hauled under a mesh-look genoa at J/Fest Southwest

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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…

November 1, 2022

JPK 45 Sirene sailing under a dark mainsail with a cargo ship on the horizon

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JKP 45 SIRENE FINISHES 15,000 NM DELIVERY FROM FRANCE TO FREMANTLE

Bill Henson and son Alexander have just completed their 15,000 nm trip from France to Fremantle to cap off the building and delivery of their new boat, the JPK 45 named SIRENE. When Henson…

September 15, 2022

Seahorse magazine page 'It's Not Just the Tools', on UK Sailmakers' SailPack design software

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IT'S NOT JUST THE TOOLS

Seahorse Magazine is renown for its coverage of high-end sailboat racing and often includes articles focusing on and explaining the various technologies that support the leading edge of our…

September 9, 2022

Crew member in red climbing forward to deal with a torn, collapsed genoa near the bow

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AVOID SEVERE SAIL FAILURE: BRING YOUR SAILS IN FOR WINTER SERVICE

UK Sailmakers’ Winter Service Program is more than just washing and storing sails. Your sails will go through a comprehensive inspection to make sure they will be up to the job in the…

October 21, 2021

Black-hulled 42-metre superyacht under full sail at dusk

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42 Meter Super Yacht Powered by UK Sailmakers

View fullsize This past April, Turkish Mengi Yay Yachts launched the 42-meter (138’) super yacht L’AQUILA II, the latest of the yard’s flagship NB 99 design. This luxurious motor sailing…

June 20, 2021

Looking up a white mainsail from the boom, curved load-path tapes fanning across the panels, UK Sailmakers logo at the tack

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More Than Just a Pretty Sail

View fullsize Here is a pretty looking X-Drive Silver roller-furling main sail on an Island Packet 485. Notice how good the aerodynamic shape looks even though the sail has no battens. Also…

June 20, 2021

Sirius flying a green asymmetric spinnaker beside her black laminate mainsail, sail number 48, another boat astern

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SWITCHING TO ASYMMETRICAL SPINNAKERS FOR SPEED AND EASE

There are many reasons people prefer boats with asymmetrical spinnakers over traditional symmetrical spinnakers flown from a spinnaker pole. The asymmetricals are easier to sail since you…

June 20, 2021

Albin Express Fraulin P, GER 104, running under a pale lilac spinnaker with three crew on deck

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WINNING IN ONE-DESIGNS: ALBIN EXPRESS

Despite all the tightened Corona virus precautions, the Albin Express one-design season opener took place in beautiful Vejle, Denmark, May 8-9, 2021. Albin Express was designed by Peter…

June 18, 2021

Aerial view of a yacht under black sails with red arrows marking the Reef Clew and Reef Tack on the reefable jib

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REEFABLE HEADSAILS: PERFECT FOR SHORTHANDED SAILING

View fullsize A SwedeStar 37 showing her X-Drive Carbon sails with double-sided black taffeta. Even though the jib has a luff tape that goes into the headstay foil, this jib can be slab…

May 13, 2021

Wide-angle view down the deck of a cruising yacht under full white genoa at sunset, headland off to starboard

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Sailing Panda - A Solent Winter

View fullsize Darren and Amanda Sellzer set off to sail around the world on their 39-foot Amel Sharki PANDA just as the world went into the pandemic lock-down. Instead of going from the…

May 13, 2021

Cruising sloop with a Swedish courtesy flag sailing past a rocky coastline

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THE POWER OF SEEING

BSG Development’s Sailcom program offers the power of seeing new sail flying on a boat before the first inch of is material cut. The program models proposed sails in crystal clear 3D…

April 9, 2021

Rules diagram: port and starboard boats entering the zone at a leeward mark, one calling room, the other starboard

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NEW RULES AND OLD RULES, WE HELP YOU LEARN THEM ALL

View fullsize Every four years the Racing Rules of Sailing get updated. In these updates, most of the rules remain the same; however, there are usually some minor fixes to close loopholes…

March 17, 2021

Sloop SWE 11 sailing upwind under a black mainsail and grey laminate genoa off a rocky shore with a stone tower

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SOLVING THE DURABILITY EQUATION

View fullsize An Arcona 435 with a partial taffeta layer up the leech of the main and just on the lower leech and foot of the jib. Peter Gustafsson photo/blur.se View fullsize Hallberg…

March 5, 2021

Race crew in red jackets hiking on the rail while the helmsman drives, UK Sailmakers logo on the sail behind

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UK SAILMAKERS SWEDEN – FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA

View fullsize Mikeal Olesen is one of the three partners at the helm of UK Sailmakers Sweden. Started already 1888, UK Sailmakers Sweden is one of the oldest sailmaking companies in the…

March 4, 2021

Composite: dark-hulled two-masted superyacht under white Dacron sails, at dusk, and a man beside her boom furler on deck

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SUPER YACHT CHOSE DACRON

View fullsize Outfitting a boat, no matter if it is a J/24 or a super yacht, is all about balancing priorities. The owner of this super yacht chose dacron for the massive sails on his…

March 4, 2021

White spinnaker with a red heart between two red squares, seen from the deck against a blue sky

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HONORING FRONT LINE WORKERS

View fullsize In Canada, front-line health and rescue workers are getting honored as “heroes” with signs where a heart replaces the maple leaf in the Canadian Flag. UK Sailmakers…

February 11, 2021

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