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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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SIBLING RIVALRY IN BIG BREEZE
In the Indian Ocean of Fremantle, Western Australia, sailors are used to a “bit of breeze.” In this group of photos you can see a close finish in the Ron Warren Trophy Race sailed Dec.…
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A LESSON LEARNED WITH A BIT OF LUCK
The 2018 event that stood out for UK Sweden’s Mikael Olesen was the 350-mile AF Offshore Race also known as the Around Gotland Race. Olesen sailed this iconic race aboard the brand new…
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BRAVEHEART" THE GIANT SLAYER
View fullsize The 1995 IMX 38 BRAVEHEART sailing with an X-Drive No. 1 genoa and older Tape-Drive main. During every sailing season it seems like there was always one regatta or race that…
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A FAMILY AFFAIR
View fullsize Morten Ullmann, owner of UK Sailmakers Denmark has been specializing in one-design sails for years. When his son Jonas became active in the Optimist Dinghy, Morten not only…
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A LITTLE BLACK MAGIC
View fullsize Light winds dominated the 2018 Newport to Bermuda Race. Shown here is the starboard watch on the Marten 49 SUMMER STORM. From the wheel forward: Andrew Berdon, Alden Winder,…
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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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New UK Sailmakers Loft in St. Petersburg Opened by MAURIPRO Sailing
Juan Mauri UK Sailmakers International (UKI) is pleased to announce that MAURIPRO Sailing has become part of the UKI network. With over 50 lofts around the world, the addition of MAURIPRO…
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MISS CONDUCT WINS 2018 TEXAS CIRCUIT
View fullsize James Freedman and his crew sailing MISS CONDUCT won the 2018 seven-regatta J/24 Texas Circuit that is sailed throughout huge state of Texas. His team was dominant, winning…
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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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Winning In One-Designs: MC Scows
Chris Brooks celebrating after winning race 1 at the 2018 MC SER. Phot by Mari Costea Johnson Five years ago the first set of UK’s MC Scow sails made their incredible debut at the 2013…
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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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TESTING CONTINUES - PUTTING OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTHS ARE
A test X-Drive Endure sail on the Reichel Pugh 77 JELIK. The Endumax filaments are white. New sails are expensive. A new experimental sail can be even more expensive if it fails to perform…
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HARVEST MOON WINNER
Edelweiss, a Hanse 455 Ted Greak’s Hanse 455 EDELWEISS won the Overall Spinnaker award in the 150 mile Harvest Moon Regatta that sailed from Houston south to Port Aransas, Texas. EDELWEISS…
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CHICAGO OFF SHORE AND ONE-DESIGN SEASON CHAMPIONS
MOJO crushed the competitive Ben. First 40.7 fleet on Lake Michigan this year. Photo by Sara Proctor. Congratulations to Gary Powell and Scott & Yvonne Ruhlander and their team of the…
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Prolong Sail Life with Partial Taffeta
View fullsize MILKY WAY, a Dufour 40E, uses her X-Drive carbon sails for offshore races. To make the sails bullet proof, the leeches of the sails have a taffeta layer. The leeches of sails…
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New White Performance Cruising Sails
UK Sailmakers is happy to unveil a new material for performance cruising sails that makes all-white sails that will not break the bank. After extensive testing around the world on boats…
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LOTUS, a Vismara 50 with Uni-Titanium Liteskin sails from UK Sailmakers
LOTUS, a Vismara 50, is a high tech, high performance cruiser racer built in Italy with a lifting keel and teak decks. Shown here she is racing for a good cause in the San Francisco…
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FIRST PLUS ONE RACE IN THE BOOKS
A Safer and More Fun Shorthanded Racing Option By Adam Loory, General Manager, UK Sailmakers International Those of us at UK Sailmakers have been working with sailors and sailing…
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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…
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WINTER SERVICE TIME
If you are thinking about ordering new sails that will be ready to use on the first day of the 2019 sailing season, now is the time to order. Most new sail delivery dates are delayed…
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DISASTER AVERTED WITH ANNUAL INSPECTION AND SERVICE
UK Sailmakers Winter Service is designed to look for the wearing effects of UV sunlight, luffing and flogging, tacking and jibing on your sails. We seek out the small problems before they…
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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…
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HUGE TEST PLATFORM
The Santa Cruz 70 WESTERLY going upwind with her X-Drive main and Tape-Drive No. 2 genoa. A big boat makes a great test platform for sails. Stuart and Joy Dahlgren are the owners of UK…
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