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COMPANY
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.…
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…
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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…
LOFT NEWS
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…
COMPANY
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…
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.…
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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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…
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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…
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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…
PODCAST
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…
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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,…
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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…
COMPANY
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…
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.…
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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…
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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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…
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