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Dalton Tebo in a red polo and Ken Tebo in a white UK Sailmakers polo standing beside a harbour at dusk

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NEW OWNERS BRING NEW ENERGY TO UK SARASOTA

Dalton Tebo (left) and Ken Tebo Normal.dotm 0 0 1 420 2398 UK-Halsey International 19 4 2944 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false UK Sailmakers raised the bar for sailmaking and…

April 24, 2017

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

RESULTS

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

UK Sailmakers Rules Quiz program screenshot with a YouTube play button over a windward-mark zone diagram

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RULES TRAINING

Click image to play video To help sailors learn the racing rules of sailing, which are not necessarily that easy to learn by simply reading the rule book, UK Sailmakers has created an…

March 28, 2017

Safety at Sea collage: orange storm sails, fire-extinguisher drill, life-jacket huddle in the water, flare, MOB recovery

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SAFETY TRAINING

View fullsize Scenes from the Storm Trysail Club's hands-on Safety at Sea seminar. Normal.dotm 0 0 1 152 872 UK-Halsey International 7 1 1070 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false…

March 28, 2017

Conrad Colman pointing at his jury-rig sail marked 'YES!' with Vendée Globe logos, solar panels on the deck

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CONRAD COLMAN MAKING PROGRESS UNDER JURY RIG

View fullsize After dismasting late Friday the 10th of February, Conrad is finally underway again. After dealing today with some more problems to secure the base of the boom, he's moving…

February 16, 2017

Rules Quiz animation: green boat hailing 'Starboard!' at a converging red boat, with wind arrow and marks A and B

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A FEW TIPS FOR THE RACING RULES FOR 2017

Normal.dotm 0 0 1 456 2601 UK-Halsey International 21 5 3194 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false First off, start by brushing up on the Definitions. There are some new ones this…

February 15, 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

Title card for the UK Sailmakers video 'Leech and Foot Lines: Getting Rid of Leech and Foot Flutter' with the wizard mascot

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NEW INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO

View fullsize UK Sailmakers has just released it newest instructional video in our TRICKS OF THE TRADE series. It is a two-minute tutorial on how to use leech and foot lines to stop sail…

February 15, 2017

Video still of Gary Jobson in a red life jacket aboard a RIB in a harbour, Storm Trysail Club lower-third caption

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SAFETY AT SEA VIDEO LIBRARY ON SALE

View fullsize Normal.dotm 0 0 1 165 943 UK-Halsey International 7 1 1158 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Available for the first time for all sailors, this 10-video library…

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

Bare feet resting on a black UK Sailmakers Titanium J/105 jib laid flat, logo visible

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UK's NEW J/105 TITANIUM JIB FASHION FORWARD?

View fullsize Who knew that Titanium LiteSkin sails could be a fashion accessory. Wendy Oakes posted this picture on her FB pages saying, "The new jib matches my toe nails; we can keep it."…

February 15, 2017

Wave spray bursting over the camera lens with a blue spinnaker and crew in red foul-weather gear behind

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UK SAILMAKERS PHOTO CONTEST

View fullsize Normal.dotm 0 0 1 111 635 UK-Halsey International 5 1 779 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Lighting, composition, action, mood, and from where to shoot, all…

February 13, 2017

UK Sailmakers Facebook page screenshot with the Like button circled in red and a note to click for automatic updates

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GET A DAILY SAILING FIX

View fullsize UK Sailmakers has been making daily posts to our Facebook page , and you can get notifications pushed to you automatically by "Liking" the page. On the page you'll find news,…

February 13, 2017

White cruising yacht running downwind under twin headsails poled out either side with the mainsail furled

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SAIL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR SAFER DOWNWIND CRUISING

View fullsize Normal.dotm 0 0 1 1090 6217 UK-Halsey International 51 12 7634 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false UK Sailmakers' customer Iain Simpson has developed a sail…

February 13, 2017

Rules Quiz diagram of red and green boats overlapped inside the zone approaching a windward mark, wind arrow above

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UK SAILMAKERS ANIMATED RULES PROGRAM HAS BEEN UPDATED

View fullsize This image shows three different teaching tools that can be applied to the animated quizzes: Overlap lines, the zone and a grid where the lines are one boat length apart. Each…

February 11, 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

Spray sweeping the deck of Conrad Colman's IMOCA 60 Foresight Natural Energy, seen from the cockpit under sail

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CONRAD COLMAN FIGHTING ON IN THE VENDEE GLOBE

View fullsize Normal.dotm 0 0 1 166 950 UK-Halsey International 7 1 1166 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Racing alone around the world in a 60-foot flyer, Conrad Colman's…

December 23, 2016

Red Bull and Alinghi racing catamarans tangled together at a black and white chequered mark in a harbour

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CHANGES TO THE RACING RULES FOR 2017

View fullsize Normal.dotm 0 0 1 727 4148 UK-Halsey International 34 8 5094 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false The following is a synopsis of the changes to Part 2 the Racing…

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

About 25 smiling UK Sailmakers team members posing outdoors, with a festive-lights UK Sailmakers logo overlaid

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Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Best Wishes for a Great New Year

View fullsize Normal.dotm 0 0 1 11 66 UK-Halsey International 1 1 81 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Everyone at UK Sailmakers wishes you and your families smooth sailing in…

December 23, 2016

White cruising yacht with a green sheer stripe powering upwind under white sails along a mountainous coast

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SMOOTH SUMMER SAILING FOR 2017 STARTS WITH WINTER SERVICE FROM UK SAILMAKERS NEW YORK

View fullsize It's been a great summer and unfortunately, old man winter is knocking at the door all too soon. Smooth summer sailing next year depends on proper preventative maintenance…

October 26, 2016

Boats stored ashore on stands, one with a furled headsail torn loose and flogging in the winter wind

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DON’T LEAVE YOUR SAILS EXPOSED TO THE WINTER WINDS

View fullsize With the season drawing to a close, this is a reminder to have your sails serviced over the coming winter so they're ready to go next spring. Instead of leaving your sails…

October 26, 2016

White cruiser-racer, sail number 134, heeling upwind under white mainsail and genoa with two crew in red jackets

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CLEAN SAILS LAST LONGER

View fullsize A big part of prolonging the life of your sails is keeping them clean. Salt and some airborne contaminates can cause mildew and actual damage to the fabrics/laminates so…

October 26, 2016

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