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Regatta wins, championship reports and podium finishes from boats flying UK Sailmakers sails.

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Sailboats knocked off their stands in a winter boatyard, a leaning mast trailing a torn blue cover

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THE DAMAGE MIGHT BE TO MORE THAN JUST YOUR SAILS

Never leave your sails exposed to the elements on the boom or furled around the headstay all winter. UK Sailmakers Winter Service is much better for your sails than abandoning them to the…

October 15, 2018

Grey racing yacht ploughing into a yellow inflatable race mark, the mark crushed under the bow as the crew look on

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AVOIDING UNFORCED ERRORS

Many races, both handicap and one-design, are won or lost by a handful of seconds. A good way to insure you're not on the losing side is to avoid "Unforced Errors." These are errors we make…

September 19, 2018

Yellow Waarschip 36 HUBO heeled upwind under black sails, crew of seven hiking on the rail, #Hubohelpt on the hull

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HUBO WINS DUTCH IRC CHAMPIONSHIP

View fullsize Congratulations to Erik Van Vurren and his crew on the bright yellow Waarschip 36 HUBO for winning Class 2 of the Dutch IRC Championship and for being crowned the overall…

September 13, 2018

North Sea map with a red 194 nm arrow from Bergen, Norway to the Shetland Islands for the Pantaenius Shetland Race 2018

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VICTORIES IN THE NORTH SEA

UK Sailmakers Norway’s customers won two of the three fully crewed divisions in the first half to the 2018 Pantanius Shetland Race. Leg one was 194-miles from Bergen, Norway, across the…

June 29, 2018

J/70 MYLO planing downwind under a white asymmetric spinnaker, four crew in blue hiking, sponsor logo on the mainsail

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J/70 Kiel Week Podium Finish

Congratulations to BSC-Team Segel-Bundesliga for finishing third in the 45-boat fleet. After nine races, they had they had the second lowest score, but after the throwout, they fell to…

June 25, 2018

Title card reading 'Should I Stay Or Should I Go' in white serif type on a red background

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Should I Stay or Should I Go: A Sailboat Racing Lesson Learned

UK Sailmakers International's Adam Loory actively races his own custom 40 foot sailboat. After racing he writes about lessons he's learned or relearned. Here is his latest installment.…

June 12, 2018

TRIPLE LINDY, USA 93310, black sails, crashing through blue swell off Malta's domed skyline in the Middle Sea Race

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TRIPLE LINDY SHARES SOME TIPS ON HER MIDDLE SEA RACE WIN

View fullsize Photo of TRIPLE LINDY finishing the 2017 Rolex Middle Sea Race courtesy of Rolex/Kurt Arrigo. Normal.dotm 0 0 1 554 3162 UK-Halsey International 26 6 3883 12.0 0 false 18 pt…

November 10, 2017

Black-hulled racing yacht DEFIANCE heeled upwind under black sails, crew on the rail, spray off the bow

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DEFIANCE WINS SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP

View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Normal.dotm 0 0 1 49 280 UK-Halsey International 2 1 343 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false UK Sailmakers appreciates that racing sails…

November 10, 2017

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

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Fast Exit

Normal.dotm 0 0 1 45 258 UK-Halsey International 2 1 316 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Finally, for those who have a need for speed, take a look at these two videos. The…

November 10, 2017

S97 HEJIRA with three crew on the rail, black kinetic IT mainsail and white hull, on a sunny bay

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HEJIRA WON IT ALL

Normal.dotm 0 0 1 110 631 UK-Halsey International 5 1 774 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false John Bailey and the crew of the S97 HEJIRA are celebrating their best season ever.…

May 3, 2017

Olson 30 Beats Per Minute, sail number 18310, beating under a grey X-Drive® headsail with spinnakers astern

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X-DRIVE SHINES ON THE SALISH SEA

View fullsize Overall winner on the medium course of the Southern Straits Race was Eldin Miller-Stead's BEATS PER MINUTE, shown above with her X-Drive No. 1 that is light enough for light…

April 27, 2017

Three Farr 40s beating upwind off Acapulco's high-rise waterfront with crews hiking on the rail

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FARR 40 WINNERS

View fullsize Three Farr 40s racing in Acapulco, Mexico: FRENCH KISS, NITEMARE and AKELARRE. Congratulations to Antonio Luttmann and his family crew on FRENCH KISS for winning two of the…

April 26, 2017

Farr 395 Giddy Up sailing under black Titanium mainsail and jib with five crew aboard, coastline behind

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SEASON CHAMPION

GIDDY UP with her UK Sailmakers Titanium upwind sails. Congratulations to the Rob Halvorsen and the crew of his Farr 395 GIDDY UP for winning the 2017 Siska Trophy, which is Western…

April 26, 2017

UK Sailmakers Rules Quiz program screenshot: windward-mark zone diagram with Situation, Teach and Answer buttons

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IMPROVE YOUR RESULTS BY KNOWING THE RULES

Click the image to see the features of the Rules Quiz program. UK Sailmakers' rules guru Butch always says that a good working knowledge of the rules will earn you places at major regattas.…

April 26, 2017

Dark-hulled sportboat crashing through a wave with five crew, one standing at the mast, another boat close astern

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RESULTS TRAINING

View fullsize Normal.dotm 0 0 1 131 748 UK-Halsey International 6 1 918 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Sometimes you race; sometimes you prefer to cruise. With UK…

March 28, 2017

TRIPLE LINDY, dark blue hull, leading her class off the Sydney Hobart start with the Sydney skyline behind

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LONE AMERICAN IN THE 2016 HOBART RACE

View fullsize TRIPLE LINDY (dark blue hull) leading her class just after the start of the 2017 Sydney Hobart Race. Duff Paisley photo. Normal.dotm 0 0 1 388 2212 UK-Halsey International 18…

February 15, 2017

Conrad Colman grinning in a black drysuit on the wet foredeck of his IMOCA 60 at sea

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UPDATE ON CONRAD COLMAN'S VENDEE GLOBE RACE

View fullsize Early in the race when Colman's FORESIGHT NATURAL ENERGY still had a full inventory of sails. Normal.dotm 0 0 1 838 4781 UK-Halsey International 39 9 5871 12.0 0 false 18 pt…

February 15, 2017

Arcona 465 heeling under black membrane mainsail and jib with a Swedish flag and two crew on the teak deck

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ARCONA 465: A TRUE RACER CRUISER

If you are looking for a new boat that is a true cruiser that can race well, read this review of the Arcona 465 from YACHTING WORLD magazine. Click here to watch their video report as well…

December 23, 2016

Beneteau First 42s7 PERIGEE reaching under a red asymmetric spinnaker, sail number 60640, with crew aboard

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PERIGEE WINS ORR EAST COAST CHAMPIONSHIP

View fullsize Normal.dotm 0 0 1 232 1328 UK-Halsey International 11 2 1630 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false CJ Bocklet, owner of the Beneteau First 42s7 PERIGEE wrote the…

December 23, 2016

Dark-hulled TRIPLE LINDY of New York, NY sailing upwind under black sails with crew on the rail, a lighthouse astern

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LONE USA ENTRY IN HOBART RACE

Normal.dotm 0 0 1 406 2317 UK-Halsey International 19 4 2845 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false View fullsize Joe Mele, who keeps his Swan 44 Mk II TRIPLE LINDY right across the…

December 23, 2016

Map of Denmark with the Silverrudder race course circled around the island of Fyn and Svendborg marked

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SILVERRUDDER RACE: WORLD'S LARGEST SINGLEHANDED RACE

0 0 1 615 3506 SIENN USA, LLC 29 8 4113 14.0 Normal 0 false false false false EN-US JA X-NONE In four short years, Denmark's 140-mile Silverrudder Race has grown from 15 tough contestants…

September 30, 2016

Westerly, sail number 18997, sailing upwind under grey X-Drive® mainsail and jib with crew along the rail

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2300-MILE X-DRIVE TEST DRIVE

WESTERLY's X-Drive main and Tape-Drive No. 3. Jill Fitz Hirschbold photo. 0 0 1 219 1253 SIENN USA, LLC 10 2 1470 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE The 2016 edition of the…

September 30, 2016

Two Finn dinghies racing: a veteran sailor hiking hard upwind and UKR 55 ghosting along under a grey sail

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FINN SEPTUAGENARIAN

Pictured above is 70-year-old Valery Gusenko who took second place in the Legend's Division of the 2016 Finn World Masters regatta at Torbole on the north end of Lake Garda in Italy.…

September 30, 2016

Kevin Stacey, right, holding the Intuition Trophy silver cup with a man in a white uniform shirt

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OCTOGENARIAN KEVIN STACEY WINS CHAMPIONSHIP

0 0 1 167 952 SIENN USA, LLC 7 2 1117 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Hillarys Yacht Club, Western Australia: At the Hillarys Yacht Club 2015/16 Trophy Presentation night,…

September 30, 2016

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