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Two close-ups of a roller furling genoa: green UV cover at a stainless clew fitting and the rolled sail at a shackle

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ROLLER FURLING SAILS SERVICE ALERT

View fullsize The stitching and webbing at the head and tack of furling genoas and at clew of furling mainsails is exposed to sunlight all the time, which leads to deterioration.…

October 26, 2016

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

RESULTS

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

RESULTS

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

UK Sailmakers Marina del Rey loft at 1731 Abbot Kinney Blvd beside a portrait of Oliver McCann in sunglasses

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FEATURED LOFT: UK SAILMAKERS MARINA DEL REY

0 0 1 80 459 SIENN USA, LLC 3 1 538 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE For more than three decades Oliver McCann has been providing new sails and service to an ever-growing…

September 30, 2016

60-foot Dubois catamaran sailing under a white HydraNet Radial mainsail and genoa along a mountainous coast

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HYDRANT RADIAL PERFORMING ON 60-FOOT CAT

0 0 1 13 80 SIENN USA, LLC 1 1 92 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE The new Dubois 60-foot catamaran with Radial HydraNet sails built by UK Sailmakers Turkey. The loft posted…

September 30, 2016

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

RESULTS

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

RESULTS

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

Page from the UK Sailmakers Encyclopedia of Sails, section 4.9 Jib Top, with a sail-plan diagram and a J/133 photo

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UK WEBSITE FEATURED SECTION

View fullsize 0 0 1 99 565 SIENN USA, LLC 4 1 663 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE The driving force of UK Sailmakers' new website is to provide sailors with of information…

September 30, 2016

Dark-blue-hulled racer under grey laminate mainsail and genoa, crew on the rail, Vineyard Race overall winner

RESULTS

OVERALL WINNER OF THE 240-MILE VINEYARD RACE

0 0 1 145 829 SIENN USA, LLC 6 1 973 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Congratulations to Houston, Texas's Chris and Karen Lewis for finishing first overall in the 240-mile…

September 30, 2016

Stephanie Roble's keelboat leading Anna Östling's in a match-race final, crews hiking, red house on the rocky shore

RESULTS

WOMEN'S MATCH RACERS BEAT UP EACH OTHER, NOT UK SAILS

Stephanie Roble (white boat) leading Anna Östling in race two of the finals. Photo: Dan Ljungsvik LWM Lysekil Women's Match, with 250 000 SEK in prize money, is the world's largest annual…

September 30, 2016

Video frame from 'Tweakers and Twings': a spinnaker sheet running through a twing block near the rail

TECHNIQUE

NEW INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO - HOW TO USE TWEAKERS AND TWINGS

View fullsize 0 0 1 3 22 SIENN USA, LLC 1 1 24 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE The latest video in our SAIL WITH CONFIDENCE series has just been released. It is a one-minute…

September 30, 2016

Conrad Colman's IMOCA 60 with turquoise hull and white spiral logo punching upwind in spray off the coast

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Conrad Colman's IMOCA 60 getting ready for the Vendée Globe

View fullsize 0 0 1 90 516 SIENN USA, LLC 4 1 605 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Pictured above is Conrad Colman's IMOCA 60 getting ready for the Vendée Globe singlehanded…

September 30, 2016

GP 42 SILVA NEO planing downwind under a white gennaker and black mainsail, crew crouched aft in grey conditions

RESULTS

The GP 42 SILVA NEO screaming downwind

View fullsize The GP 42 SILVA NEO screaming downwind with her huge UK Sailmakers asymmetric made out of Contender Dyna Kote 75 and Uni-Titanium mainsail taken at the Kieler Yacht Club's Mai…

May 27, 2016

J/109 WHISKEY JACK floodlit at night crossing the China Sea Race finish in Subic Bay

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DOUBLE-HANDED OCEAN RACING LESSONS LEARNED

View fullsize The J/109 WHISKEY JACK crossing the finish line in Subic Bay after a windy China Sea Race. Normal.dotm 0 0 1 325 1857 UK-Halsey International 15 3 2280 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18…

May 26, 2016

Conrad Colman standing on deck, mainsail flaked on the boom, 'Energy 100% Natural' and stars on the blue hull

RESULTS

CONRAD COLMAN CROSSES THE ATLANTIC

View fullsize Conrad Colman is preparing to be the first to finish the grueling Vendee Globe Singlehanded Around the World Race without the use of any fossil fuels. With no time to spare,…

May 26, 2016

Sir Hugh Bailey and his crew cheering with raised fists on the foredeck after winning the Lord Nelson Trophy

RESULTS

ANTIGUA SAILING WEEK CHAMP POWERED BY UK SAILMAKERS

View fullsize Sir Hugh Bailey (in front of the mast) with his crew who took the Lord Nelson Trophy at ASW 2016. For the second year in a row, Sir Hugh Bailey's CS40 GYPSY-UGO has won the…

May 26, 2016

Grey mainsail SWE 63 seen from below, a red circle highlighting the masthead wind indicator

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PREDICTING THE NEXT WIND SHIFT

View fullsize Normal.dotm 0 0 1 520 2964 UK-Halsey International 24 5 3640 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false The one wind instrument that never lies is the masthead fly -- the…

May 26, 2016

Video still: crew member pressing a clear patch onto a grey Volvo 70 mainsail on deck while underway

TECHNIQUE

EASY AND QUICK ON-THE-WATER SAIL REPAIRS

Normal.dotm 0 0 1 181 1032 UK-Halsey International 8 2 1267 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false View fullsize A Volvo 70 mainsail being patched with Dr. Sails while underway. Dr.…

May 26, 2016

Turkish Navy yacht under a black Uni-Titanium mainsail lettered DENIZ HARP OKULU, crew on the rail

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UNI-TITANIUM POWERS TURKISH NAVY YACHTS

View fullsize Normal.dotm 0 0 1 115 658 UK-Halsey International 5 1 808 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Shown above are Uni-Titanium sails on one of the Turkish Navy's three…

May 26, 2016

Cruising yacht 28 running under a bright orange asymmetric spinnaker printed with a giant white paw print

RESULTS

LOOKING GOOD, SAILING FAST

View fullsize Normal.dotm 0 0 1 190 1086 UK-Halsey International 9 2 1333 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false NAUTONCALL, Eddie Evans' Beneteau Oceanis 381, has pounced on the…

May 26, 2016

Farr 9.2s ITINERANT (R100) and SEAHAWK (R242) sailing side by side under dark laminate mainsails

RESULTS

FARR 9.2 VICTORY WITH OLD AND NEW SAILS COMBINED WITH CUNNING AND SOLID CREW WORK

Normal.dotm 0 0 1 243 1387 UK-Halsey International 11 2 1703 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false View fullsize Mark Hansen's ITINERANT sailing with second place finisher SEAHAWK.…

May 26, 2016

Looking aft from the bow under a grey UK Sailmakers genoa, crew in foul-weather gear beneath dark clouds

RESULTS

COLD VICTORY

View fullsize View fullsize Normal.dotm 0 0 1 86 495 UK-Halsey International 4 1 607 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Congratulations to Morten Christensen and the crew of his…

May 26, 2016

Conrad Colman standing on deck at Lorient La Base, 'Energy 100% Natural' painted on the hull

RESULTS

A Man of Unlimited Natural Energy: Conrad Colman

After a major refit, Conrad Colman just relaunched his Open 60 that he will race singlehanded, non-stop, without any fossil fuel in the 2016-2017 Vendée Globe race. If he is successful, he…

April 29, 2016

Video still aboard a FarEast 28R: crew in red FarEast jackets, spray flying, FarEast Yachts banner on the sail

RESULTS

FarEast28R Wins Sailing World Overall Boat of the Year Award

View fullsize To see some wild footage of this Boat of the Year winning tearing up Sydney Harbor and hitting 16 knots, click here . The sails were made by UK Sailmakers…

March 15, 2016

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