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WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BECOME THE OLDEST GROUP OF SAILMAKERS IN THE USA?
UK Sailmakers celebrates our 75th Anniversary Charles “Buster” Ulmer sitting along with Charles “Butch” Ulmer standing left and his brother-in-law Chuck Wiley. This photo was taken in 1967…
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Helping Western Australia Sail With Confidence
Geoff Bishop at the wheel of his King 40 CHECKMATE approaching a starting line. Geoff Bishop has been helping sailors in Western Australia sail with confidence as the head of the UK…
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Job Openings at UK San Francisco
UK Sailmakers San Francisco is looking to hire a part-time or full-time loft service / repair person as well as a salesperson. This is a great opportunity to work with Sylvain Barrielle,…
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Season’s Greetings, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
View fullsize Here is hoping that 2021 will be much better for all. Even with all the missed sailing events and sickness in 2020, there were plenty of bright memories, let’s keep thinking…
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THAT NEW BOAT LOOK AND SMELL
View fullsize Her full-batten X-Drive Carbon main with partial taffeta on the leech. A new boat, like a new car, has a great look, feel and, yes, smell. Here is a new Linjett 39 performance…
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THE LAZY CRADLE SIMPLIFIES SAILHANDLING
View fullsize UK Sailmakers' Lazy Cradle is a combination of a sail cover and lazy jacks. It simplifies sailhandling; just lower the halyard letting the sail settle between the lazy jacks…
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ULMER SAILS TO UK SAILMAKERS AND ALL THE LOGOS IN BETWEEN
Established in 1946 in New York City as Charles Ulmer, Inc., UK Sailmakers is one of the oldest groups of sail lofts in the world. While the company’s logo has changed over the last seven…
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FLOWER POWER: THE DAZY STAYSAIL
In the right conditions, a spinnaker staysail will increase your speed up to three quarters of a knot, without changing your rating one bit. Staysails are free sail area. The spinnaker…
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KNOW YOUR REACHING SAILS OPTIONS
Videographer Warner Nickerson got these terrific drone shots of a J/111 doing some testing with her Large Roach Headsail. A Large Roach Headsail (LRH), or “Tweener,” is defined as having a…
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X-DRIVE SAILS POWER OCEAN YOUTH SAILING'S CATAMARAN CLASSROOM
View fullsize View fullsize The goal of Switzerland-based Ocean Youth Sailing is to teach kids and young adults about the environment and sailing on the ocean. Their two-hulled floating…
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PROTECTED PERFORMANCE CRUISING SAILS
View fullsize View fullsize UK Sailmakers makes X-Drive performance cruising sails with at least one full side is protected by a layer of finely woven taffeta or a layer of…
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LEARNING THE SINGLEHANDED GYBE
By Adam Loory General Manager of UK Sailmakers International Thanks to Covid 19’s requirement to sail socially distanced, I discovered the fun of doublehanding and singlehanding my boat.…
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UPDATING A CLASSIC SPEEDSTER
View fullsize With the high cost of new boats, many boat owners are looking to update the boats they havel, or at low priced classics. Here is an example of Irish sailors Mel and Kieran…
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Scotland - A Wild Watery Expanse
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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UK Sailmakers Duffel Bag Giveaway
The UK Sailmakers Duffel Bag Giveaway has officially ended. The winner of the giveaway is E. Rieder. congratulations! We have contacted the winner by email. Stay tuned for the next UK…
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X-DRIVE SILVER SAILS: PERFORMANCE WITH A TRADITIONAL LOOK
View fullsize X-Drive Silver sails, made with continuous, corner-to-corner, S-Glass yarns are a good solution for sailors who want sails that look white, but need better shape-holding and…
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CROSSING THE ATLANTIC — THE VIKING WAY
View fullsize View fullsize Darren and Amanda Seltzer 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…
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NEW STUDY SHOWS THE DIFFERENCES IN DACRONS
It’s one of life’s truisms. You think you’re doing yourself a favor buying based on a low price...and you end-up disappointed when what you receive is low quality. This is particularly true…
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News From UK Sailmakers
The L30 One-Design is the lead contender to be the boat used in the 2024 Olympics for mixed offshore doublehanded event. Kassian Jürgens photo:…
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CUSTOM PERFORMANCE CRUISER POWERED BY X-DRIVE
View fullsize The owner of this brand new Berckemeyer Yachts 53 express cruiser wanted both: a deck saloon yacht as well as speed. Although hard to combine, his wish was granted: This…
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A SPRIT OF A DIFFERENCE
Cruising spinnakers designed to fly off a sprit are larger than ones tacked to the bow. With spinnakers, bigger means faster. This video shows two people sailing an Acorna 345 fast downwind…
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SAILING PANDA's Northern Adventure - Greenland
View fullsize Darren and Amanda Seltzer set out to sail around the world just when the world started to lock down its borders due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Instead of sailing their Amel…
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X-DRIVE® OPTIONS
View fullsize Beneteau Oceanis 51 showing a grey taffeta on both sides of the sail. X-Drive® continues to be a sound economical choice for big, performance cruising boats. X-Drive sails are…
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CUSTOMER PROFILE: SAILING SCRIBE CHISTIAN WILLIAMS
View fullsize Christian Williams is an author and journalist living in Southern California. His current boat, THELONIUS is an Ericson 381, which he has sailed to Hawaii and back --…
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