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PODCAST
LESSONS LEARNED: LEG 1 OF THE 2023 BERMUDA 1-2
Buttons Padin interviewed singlehanded racer Nathalie Criou (@nathaliecriouracing) after her second-place finish in Class 1 on leg 1 of the 2023 Bermuda 1-2. Having sailed the 635 miles…
PODCAST
LESSONS LEARNED DOUBLE HANDED RACING
UK Sailmakers continues to produce new episodes of its Lesson’s Learned video and podcast series, sharing sailor stories and tips that everyone can learn from. Tune in to Episode Seven of…
RESULTS
CHRISTOPHER DRAGON WINS BLOCK ISLAND RACE
For the second year in a row, Andrew and Linda Weiss’s Italia 11.98 CHRISTOPHER DRAGON has won the Block Island Race overall under ORC. This year’s race was a tough, light air challenge…
COMPANY
HEAVY WEATHER CREW TRAINING
PROFESSIONAL HEAVY WEATHER SAILING TIPS FROM PAUL EXNER When you’re deep within heavy weather, your crew is either ready, or not — a crew unprepared will suffer human injury and break gear…
RESULTS
HISTORY AND HUMOR - BUTCH'S FIRST BERMUDA RACE
In this short clip, Charles “Butch” Ulmer talks about his first Newport to Bermuda Race. He took part in this race as a second-year student at the US Naval Academy in 1958 onboard a wooden…
TECHNIQUE
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS: 5 TIPS FOR REVERSE PHRF RACING
Every dog has its day, and pursuit racing is an excellent way to make all competitors feel like they have skin in the game. Pursuit racing, commonly called reverse handicap racing, is a…
RESULTS
SIREN WINS DOUBLEHANDED LIGHTSHIP RACE
This June, I am starting my second Singlehanded Transpac Race. As a lead-up event, a friend and I entered my Santa Cruz 33, SIREN, in the Doublehanded Lightship Race, a 25 mile course…
COMPANY
KING 40 CHECKMATE MOVES TO SYDNEY
That’s a wrap! They say the second happiest day for boat owners is when they buy a boat. The happiest, conversely, is when they sell it. While this saying points to the work, time, and…
COMPANY
OVERCOMING WAVE RESISTANCE
PROFESSIONAL HEAVY WEATHER SAILING TIPS FROM PAUL EXNER When the breeze fills-in, waves build-up to create a lumpy sea-surface that often impedes a boat’s upwind progress, especially when…
RESULTS
HOW TO WIN THE PIN
Many times in your racing career, you will find that the race committee has favored the port end of the line. The more the line is skewed, the more of a lead the boat at the pin will have…
RESULTS
WESTERLY WINS 2023 PATOS ISLAND RACE
Congratulations to Stuart and Joy Dahlgren, who sailed their Santa Cruz 70 WESTERLY to first in Division 1 and first overall for the 67-mile Long Course in the 2023 Blackline Patos Island…
RESULTS
J/105 JENK DOMINATES AT BVI SPRING REGATTA
Remco van Dortmondt sailed his J/105 JENK, dominated Performance Cruiser Class B at the 2023 BVI Spring Regatta with five firsts and a third. JENK sails with an inventory of UK Sailmakers…
PODCAST
LESSONS LEARNED WITH SYLVAIN BARRIELLE
UK Sailmakers continues to produce new episodes of its Lesson’s Learned video and podcast series, sharing sailor stories and tips that everyone can learn from. Tune in to Episode Six of the…
RESULTS
WHISKEY JACK FIRST OVERALL AT THE 2023 ROLEX CHINA SEA RACE
Congratulations to Nick Southward for finishing first overall in IRC in the 565-mile 2023 China Sea Race sailing his J/109 WHISKEY JACK. This was the first time in five years the biennial…
COMPANY
FLEXIBILITY IS THE KEY TO SEAMANSHIP
In a recent article in Sail Magazine’s Seamanship section, Andy Schell, the President of 59° North Sailing, wrote, “My friend and business partner, Nikki Henderson, likes to say that at…
COMPANY
APPARENT WINDS SAILS WITH UK SAILMAKERS IN THEIR CORNER
UK Sailmakers is proud to partner with Apparent Winds, a global expedition dedicated environmental and cultural preservation while collecting marine research on their 75-foot Alden ketch…
COMPANY
HEATHER MAHADY NAMED UK SAILMAKERS GENERAL MANAGER
Heather Mahady (front row right) has been named UK Sailmakers International’s new General Manager. Heather has been a sailmaker at UK Sailmakers Northwest for five years and is expanding…
RESULTS
LEARNING BY WATCHING THE PROS
Professional sailors often race around the course in close quarters because there is relatively little difference in their skill levels than most Corinthians. Learning by watching the pros…
COMPANY
STAYING IN THE GAME UPWIND
One of the major challenges of any upwind leg, is seeing the big picture and regardless of where you are in the fleet and making the right choices. At any given moment there’s a decision to…
TECHNIQUE
COMEBACK HACKS
We've all been over early and had to restart after the fleet has sailed away or we have to comeback from missing a big shift. Mike Considine of UK Sailmakers Chicago offers some great…
COMPANY
X-DRIVE SAILS POWER SAILING ACADEMY FARR 65
59º NORTH SAILING is an offshore sailing academy with a fleet of four boats ranging in size from 34 feet to 65 feet. Their largest boat, FALKEN, is a Farr 65 which was newly purchased and…
PODCAST
LESSONS LEARNED PODCAST: ADAM & JENNI'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE
This is the fourth episode in UK Sailmakers Lessons Learned podcast series. Tune in to hear UK Sailmakers' General Manager Adam Loory discuss plans and preparations made for his retirement…
RESULTS
NATHALIE CRIOU: SHE SAILS WITH CONFIDENCE
Nathalie Criou is one of the top shorthanded sailors on the west coast of North America with a shorthanded race record in California going back 15 years. In 2014, she was second her…
RESULTS
BUNBURY AND RETURN RACE: A RACE FOR SECOND
This year’s 170-mile Bunbury and Return Race on the west coast of Australia turned out to be a race for second after the TP52 CRUSH lived up to its name and set a new course record. This…
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