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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

J/33 SIRIUS reaching under a green-and-white asymmetric spinnaker and black X-Drive® carbon mainsail, sail number 48

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Just Because It Has Three Corners Does Not Make It A Sail

View fullsize J/33 SIRIUS sailing with her new X-Drive Carbon main. Charles Taus bought an X-Drive genoa for his J/33 SIRIUS in 2017 from UK Sailmakers New York and noticed an immediate…

August 28, 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/80 heeled hard upwind through spray, white mainsail and jib, crew in red hiking, shot through a water-spattered lens

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MENZNER ON GETTING GOOD STARTS

The online sailing magazine NO FRILLS SAILING ran a terrific interview with Martin Menzner on successful starting strategies last March. Menzner brings up a lot of good points about how to…

June 27, 2018

J/80 PIKE surfing down a wave in big breeze under a grey mainsail and white spinnaker, crew in red hiking aft

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EIGHT STRAIGHT FOR J/80 PIKE

Congratulations to Martin Menzner and his crew for winning the J/80 one-design class at Kiel Week for the eigth year in a row. This year the class drew 18…

June 25, 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

Chicago Boat, RV & Sail Show banner, January 10–14, 2018, McCormick Place, above a Najad cruiser under a grey X-Drive® main

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VISIT UK SAILMAKERS AT THE SHOW: BOOTH # S2115

View fullsize Come ask us all your sail questions: new sails, Scow sails, sail construction, sail materials, sail design, sail trim, etc. Sailing is what we are passionate about and we love…

January 9, 2018

Boatyard buried in snow: rows of covered sailboats on stands under bare masts, a ploughed track winding through

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PROTECT YOUR SAIL INVESTMENT WITH UK WINTER SAIL SERVICE

View fullsize Winter in the Northern Hemisphere is coming. Best to get your sails to a UK loft for the winter. View fullsize Normal.dotm 0 0 1 372 2125 UK-Halsey International 17 4 2609…

November 10, 2017

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

Two sailors on deck below a light grey X-Drive® genoa, sail number GER 7398, tape grid showing against a blue sky

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DEPENDABLE AND AFFORDABLE: X-DRIVE®

View fullsize Carbon X-Drive on a polyester/mlyar base laminate that has a taffeta layer (light-weight finely-woven polyester cloth) on the side opposite the carbon tapes. This mainsail has…

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

Masthead view down onto a grey mainsail showing its camber and yellow draft stripe, crew in the cockpit below

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SAIL ANALYSIS

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November 10, 2017

Kristen Songe Moller smiling in a selfie on her boat's foredeck under a pink sunset sky at sea

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SINGLEHANDED SAILOR LOOKING FOR SPONSORSHIP

Kirstin Songe-Møller sailing into the sunset. Normal.dotm 0 0 1 238 1360 UK-Halsey International 11 2 1670 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Kirstin Songe-Møller is one of the…

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

Yacht sailing with a black mainsail and a translucent flying jib set from the bowsprit in hazy sunlight

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THE FLYING JIB, ANOTHER REASON TO CONVERT TO A SPRIT

View fullsize The Sydney 43 CHRISTOPHER DRAGON sporting her Flying Jib, double-head rig. Set from the end of the sprit along with a regular jib, the Flying Jib makes the boat significantly…

May 3, 2017

Aerial view of the Southern Cross 52 BANDIDO heeling under black Uni-Titanium mainsail and jib on turquoise water

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CARBON FIBER: THE HIGHEST PERFORMING YARN

View fullsize The Reichel/Pugh Southern Cross 52 BANDIDO with Uni-Titanium sails made with 100% carbon fiber. Normal.dotm 0 0 1 308 1760 UK-Halsey International 14 3 2161 12.0 0 false 18 pt…

May 2, 2017

Title card with UK Sailmakers logo and YouTube play button: Racing Rules Seminar, new rule 18.2(d) by Butch Ulmer

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WATCH FREE NEW RULES LESSONS

View fullsize Catch up with the changes in the Racing Rules of Sailing by watching these free videos UK Sailmakers has been posting to its Facebook page. There are currently five videos,…

April 28, 2017

Students and mentors posing around a maroon sail lettered RTB in a sail loft, holding UK Sailmakers logo cards

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BUILDING BOATS AND LIFE SKILLS IN THE SOUTH BRONX

View fullsize Future sailmakers proudly posing with their finished product. Rocking the Boat is a non-profit educational program in the South Bronx that uses boat building as a way to…

April 28, 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

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