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TOP 10 REASONS TO GO WEEKNIGHT RACING
View fullsize Top-10 Reasons To Do Weeknight Racing 10 – You can practice your tactics and maneuvers in a low-pressure environment. 9 – You can bring along and train your B Team so they are…
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X-DRIVE RACING SAILS IN ACTION
If you ever wanted to see X-Drive sails in action, check out this video. It shows the X302 XEBEC with with X-Drive Carbon sails sailing out of Howth Yacht Club in Dublin, Ireland. The both…
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FASTER FINISHES of ASYMMETRICAL GYBES
This video shows two sprit boats gybing their asymmetrical spinnakers and is a good compare and contrast exercise to learn about the best way to gybe an asymmetrical spinnaker. Watch the…
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MULTIHULL SAILMAKING SMARTS
Anyone who has been on the water in past years has seen the growth of the cruising (and racing) catamaran market. With many checking in at 50’+, these dual and triple hull boats have…
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THE FINE ART OF MAKING TREES
View fullsize Tim Wright/Photoaction.com images View fullsize View fullsize Ensign Padin? BY Buttons Padin While in the Navy, we junior officers of the deck would monitor approaching ships…
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SAFER, FASTER AND EASIER BOTTOM SANDING
Sanding bottom paint is one of the least enjoyable elements of our sport, but it is a necessary evil for boats that are not dry sailed. With a lot of people about to go into the boat yard…
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TEXT BOOK MOB RECOVERY BY YOUNG HELMSMAN
Over the past few months, UK Sailmakers has posted on our website, newsletter, and Facebook several articles on safety-at-sea and, in particular MOB situations. That’s because many of us at…
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THE BEST USE OF WOOD SINCE…THE CIGAR BOX!
View fullsize This drop-dead gorgeous wood and epoxy Waarschip 1012 is named DE SIGARENKIST, which translates to CIGARBOX for obvious reasons. Wood can be gorgeous, strong and light The…
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SYMMETRICAL VS ASYMMETRICAL SPINNAKER LUFFING MATCHES
When the asymmetrical spinnaker was first introduced decades ago, it quickly became apparent that boats with different “poles” sailing together had to play the game a bit differently.…
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BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY WHEN RACING SAILBOATS
View fullsize Telephoto camera lenses can play tricks with our eyes and make boats and marks appear closer to each other than they really are. Here is such a compressed photo of two boats…
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NEW CODE ZERO SOLD BY UK SAILMAKERS GERMANY, DELIVERED TO PANAMA IN 9 DAYS!
View fullsize The Hanse 575 SEASIDE (GER 36) made it to the start of the leg from Panama to the Galapagos with her new Code Zero as shown above. “It flies well and brings good speed," said…
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J/109 INHAULING FSI STUDY TO GAIN SPEED & POINT
View fullsize During the winter of 2018, UK Sailmakers Ireland, in conjunction with Pat Considine of UK Sailmakers Chicago, carried out a Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI) test cycle to…
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SAIL OVER POWER — PERCEPTION VS. REALITY!
View fullsize We’ve all been there, a tug, tanker, ferry or some ship trying to cross our “proper course” while we’re racing. The overwhelming perception is that sailing vessels have right…
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IT IS CALLED A LIFESLING FOR A REASON!
View fullsize Crewmembers on deck should be tethered to the boat when recovering a MOB. This is not a commercial; rather it’s a lesson learned the hard way. Those of us that work at UK…
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ANTICIPATION
That was the title and concept of a 70s Carly Simon song—and the concept of anticipation plays a key role in sailboat racing. Take a look at this photo or two 12-meters rounding a leeward…
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FAMILY GUY STEPS OUTSIDE HIS COMFORT ZONE IN SEASCAPE 27 ESCAPADE
No, not TV’s Family Guy, we’re talking about Martin Oleson. A father and husband, Martin is an experienced sailor...but not a pro. He has offshore and singlehanded experience but on…
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PARTIAL TAFFETA PROTECTION OPTION
To help protect today’s laminate sails and extend their peak performance lives, UK Sailmakers has the option to build laminate sails with one or both sides of the laminate is fully covered…
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UK SAILMAKERS IS BACK IN ONTARIO
View fullsize View fullsize Randy St. Jacques on his C&C 30 II SCRUBS It is our pleasure to announce that UK Sailmakers is re-opening in Ontario under the ownership of long time Canadian…
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DON'T LET YOUR COVER MAKE YOU BLUE
Over the years, UK Sailmakers' service departments have caught many problems with the condition of sails that, when addressed early enough, saved the sails from developing catastrophic…
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THE STORY OF NINIX
View fullsize Photographer Gerhard Batur captured NiNiX reefed down off her home port of Nieuwpoort, Belgium. By Alain Ronse, Owner and Skipper The X-452 yacht NiNiX© is unique for a number…
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WEAKLEY TAKES TEXAS J/22 CIRCUIT
View fullsize Doug Weakley and crew with the Heritage Cup awarded to the winners of the Texas J/22 Circuit. View fullsize The new UK Sailmakers Radial J/22 Jib. Texas is a stronghold for…
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ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL!
When the new sail you’ve ordered is delivered, you expect it to fit your boat properly right out of the bag. Unfortunately, in too many instances this just isn’t the case. To make sure the…
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UNI-TITANIUM: VALUE FOR MONEY
By Adam Loory, General Manager of UK Sailmakers International The English car designer Sir Frederick Henry Royce who, with Charles Rolls, founded the Rolls-Royce, once said, "The quality…
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BOOM VANG TUTORIAL
Graham Curran of UK Sailmakers Ireland wrote a very good article on using the boomvang for the Irish sailing magazine AFLOAT. He gives good tips, especially went NOT to blow the vang…
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