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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…
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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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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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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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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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