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RACING RULES OF SAILING LEARNED IN THE PROTEST ROOM
Part of winning sailboat races is knowing the racing rules of sailing and I've learned a lot of lessons in the protest room. It turns out, as in the following case, it’s not only important…
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WHEN TO COVER AND WHEN TO SAIL YOUR OWN RACE
The strategy of winning sailboat races involves knowing how to control your competition— when to cover your competition and when to sail your own race. I was reminded of both during last…
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THE LETTERBOX TAKEDOWN, THE SAFEST SPINNAKER DROP
The letterbox spinnaker takedown is the safest spinnaker drop when sailing offshore. It keeps people off the bow, keeps the forward hatch closed, and it prevents the sail from getting away…
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CHRISTOPHER DRAGON WINS NORTHERN OCEAN RACING TROPHY
The Northern Ocean Racing Trophy (NORT) is awarded to the top boat that has competed in the 630-mile Newport-to-Bermuda Race, the 240-mile Vineyard Race and at least one of the other…
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HOW HE WON HIS CLASS IN BERMUDA RACE
Andrew Weiss talking about his class win in the 2022 Newport to Bermuda Race. Andrew and Linda Weiss’ Italia 11.98 CHRISTOPHER DRAGON finished first in Class 12 (14 boats) and fourth…
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CLASSIC IOR RACER IS BACK
UK Sailmakers Ireland’s Barry Hayes caught these great photos and video of the magical classic IOR racer IMP showing off her total refit and new X-Drive Carbon sails. Those who restore…
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A3 INSTEAD OF CODE ZERO FOR ORC ASTOUNDING VICTORY
Shown here is the Italia 11.98 CHRISTOPHER DRAGON sailing with her new A3 instead of code zero before winning the ORC class at the 2022 Larchmont Yacht Club Edlu Race. Two weeks later,…
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BLACK SEA PIRATES MAKE OFF WITH PLATU 25 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2021 EUROSAF Platu 25 European Championship in Odessa, Ukraine, finished in style with two decisive races held on the last day. The BLACK SEA PIRATES, UKR62, skippered by Rodion Luka…
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SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON INHAULERS
Published on October 14th, 2021 in the Sailing Newsletter SCUTTLEBUTT Maximizing the performance of our boats requires the utilization of the sail trim adjustments and an understanding of…
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SAILING SOLO TO HAWAII
View fullsize Perhaps the most challenging race to Hawaii is the 2120-mile Singlehanded TransPac from San Francisco to Kauai. (UK Sailmakers is a longtime co-sponsor of this event). UK…
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FATHER/SON TEAM WINS ROUND DENMARK RACE
The father and son team of Lars and John Kämpfe won the 650-mile Round Denmark Race 2021 in doublehanded division sailing their older 26-foot Dragonfly 800 trimaran named TRI. This was a…
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The Power of the Port Tack Start
In a recent Thursday night race, the smallest boat in the fleet was the only boat to read the wind on the starting line correctly and as a result won the start and the race. On the skewed…
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JUST PLAIN FASTER
By Adam Loory Andrew Weiss and Lawrence Cutler's J/88 ONE TOO MANY was just faster than all the others in the J/88 one-design fleet at the American Yacht Club Spring Series held over the…
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Racing the 1968 Golden Globe in 2022
View fullsize Could Guy DeBoer be the first American to win an around-the-world, non-stop yacht race? Guy deBoer has chosen UK Sailmakers sails in his attempt to be the first American to…
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NINE BULLETS AT CHARLESTON RACE WEEK
View fullsize Ken Horne’s J/105 FINAL FINAL scored nine firsts at Charleston Race Week in 2021. His Charleston Race Week scoreline was a picket fence: nine firsts. Texas J/105 sailor Ken…
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FLYING INTO THE NEW SEASON
View fullsize Andrew and Linda Weiss’s Fast 40+ CHRISTOPHER DRAGON hit speeds up to 24 knots flying out of Newport Harbor last summer in the 2020 Ida Lewis Distance Race. Her main is the…
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DOUSING SOCK DRAMATIC STORY
View fullsize Modern furling systems have come a long way in handling spinnakers and Code Zeros. But the humble dousing sock is still a very reliable and cost-effective way for shorthanded…
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PROPER COURSE RULES QUESTION
View fullsize Charles Taus, skipper of the J/33 SIRIUS, sent the following email the day after the video of Butch Ulmer’s rules webinar was posted. Charles wrote, watching the video…
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THE 75TH ANNUAL BLOCK ISLAND RACE
View fullsize Inaugurated in 1946, the Storm Trysail Club’s Annual Block Island Race is one of Long Island Sound’s oldest distance races. Although the race has started and finished at…
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THE SAM WETHERILL RACE AN OLD RACE WITH A NEW, LONGER COURSE
View fullsize The 69th Annual Sam Wetherill Race with its new 140-mile course will be Long Island Sound’s first distance race of the 2021 season. In fact, since most of the race takes place…
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THE EDLU: A DAY RACE THAT’S A DISTANCE RACE
The 32-mile Edlu Race Course The course of the Edlu Race runs from Larchmont Harbor, almost straight down the middle of Long Island Sound to its single turning mark off Eatons Neck 16 miles…
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FOUR GREAT RACES TO START THE 2021 SAILING SEASON
View fullsize By Charles “Butch” Ulmer Unlike a year ago when everything was being cancelled, things are on the upswing and 2021 is going to give those of us who sail a chance to make up…
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30-YEAR-OLD J/44 TAKES ISLANDS IN THE STREAM SERIES
View fullsize KENAI before the start of the Eleuthera race. Winning the Miami-to-Eleuthera Race locked-in the 2020-21 SORC Islands in the Stream Series for Chris and Karen Lewis’s J/44…
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FOLLOWING A PLAN TO VICTORY
View fullsize CHECKMATE (F66) crossing OBSESSION (F1245) just after the start of the Bunbury and Return race. Fremantle, WA, Feb 12, 2021: Geoff Bishop, owner of UK Sailmakers Fremantle,…
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