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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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L30 WITH UK SAILMAKERS SAILS CHOSEN FOR NEW OFFSHORE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
As the world of single- and double-handed sailing expands, World Sailing has created an Offshore World Championship. At first, you’d envision fully-crewed maxis or the like; but no... it’s…
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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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LET KIDS LEARN TO LOVE SAILING FIRST
View fullsize Left picture courtesy John A Lever and 420 picture courtesy Canadian Forces Sailing Association. Junior sailing programs overflow with kids, but after they graduate the sport…
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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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X-612 WITH NINE-YEAR-OLD UK SAILS WINS CLASS HEINEKEN REGATTA
Congratulations to Nico Cortlever who won the Maxi Class 2 at the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta sailing is X-612 NIX powered by nine-year-old UK sails. NIX scored three firsts and a second…
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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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X-DRIVE POWERS POGO 12.5 OCEAN RACING ACADEMY
Ocean Racers’ Pogo 12.5 HERMES racing at the St. Marten Heineken Cup. Laurens Morel/saltycolours.com The Pogo 12.5 HERMES is a performance sailboat used for teaching offshore racing and…
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GOOD SMART SAILING DOWN UNDER
View fullsize UK Sailmakers-powered boats won both IRC classes 1 and 2 and finished first overall in IRC in the 170-mile Bunbury and Return Ocean Race on Australia's southwest coast. The…
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THE CODE ZERO REALLY DEFIED THE CROSSOVER CHART
View fullsize Andrew Berdon pushing his Marten 49 SUMMER STORM through the Caribbean’s azure waters to second place in IRC 1 in the 2019 RORC Caribbean 600. Congratulations to the crew of…
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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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CHILLING MAN OVERBOARD VIDEO AND LESSONS LEARNED
The lead video of the February 14, 2019 issue Scuttlebutt Newsletter shows a man overboard situation in a lot of wind on Dublin Bay. Luckily the crew was out with a coach who kept calm and…
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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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AND THEY USED EVERY SAIL IN THE INVENTORY!
View fullsize SIN DUDA! crossing the finish line off Montego Bay, Jamaica. Photo courtesy The Pineapple Cup. Congratulations to Lindsey Duda's Santa Cruz 52 SIN DUDA! taking PHRF line…
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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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PACIFIC CUP SLEIGHRIDE
View fullsize Stuart and Joy Dahlgren’s Santa Cruz 70 WESTERLY leaving San Francisco Bay at the start of the 2018 Pacific Cup. Stuart Dahlgren, owner of UK Sailmakers Northwest, in Canada,…
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BRIAN KACZOR'S TARTAN 10 "ERICA"
View fullsize NUMBER 1 OFFSHORE, NUMBER 1 INSHORE, NUMBER 1 OVERALL ONE-DESIGN, ONE BOAT, ONE SAILMAKER Congratulations to Brian Kaczor and his team on the Tartan Ten ERICA for their…
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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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