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FEATURES
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…
FEATURES
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…
TECHNIQUE
HOW TO CLAW YOUR WAY BACK INTO THE RACE
Unfortunately, there have been a few times where I have not had a great start or sailed a bad first beat and have found myself in deep positions in the fleet. In most cases, I have been…
LOFT NEWS
Two Companies Dedicated to Quality Boats and Sails
Cut from the same bolt of cloth. While the global market for recreational marine products may seem pretty large...sometimes it really isn’t. Here’s a story about two companies that have…
LOFT NEWS
VISIT UK MIAMI AT THE MIAMI BOAT SHOW
This year UK SAILMAKERS MIAMI will be at Miami International Boat Show February 15-19, 2023. Visit us at booth MPM-45. This is just north of the Miami Heat Arena at the sailboat exhibits.…
PODCAST
NEW LESSONS LEARNED PODCAST POSTED
In the latest edition of the UK Sailmakers podcast series Lessons Learned, Butch Ulmer discusses four short distance races that east coast sailors can use to get ready for the Bermuda and…
TECHNIQUE
REDUCING HEADSAIL AREA TO IMPROVE YOUR IRC RATING
When it comes to reducing the area of your headsail (HSA) as a way to improve your IRC rating, Barry Hayes from UK Sailmakers Ireland has the low down. You’ll learn how the process is both…
LOFT NEWS
TWO MIDWEST LOFTS JOIN UK SAILMAKERS
UK Sailmakers, a global network of over 50 sail lofts and service centers, is pleased to announce that two mid-west U.S. sailmakers are now part of the UK Chicago group of lofts in the…
RESULTS
AROUND SKAGEN RACE 2022
This video was shot on Stefan Voss’ Archambault 35 OM ripping along into the darkest night on the Around Skagen Race 2022. That night they sped through the fleet keeping up with 50 and…
LOFT NEWS
TORONTO BOAT SHOW: FIND UK SAILMAKERS AT BOOTH 1783
The live, in-person Toronto International Boat Show is back at the Encare Centre. The show starts Friday, Jan. 20 and runs through Sunday, January 29. Because of Covid, the show was a…
LOFT NEWS
MEET TOM SPEES: UK SAILMAKERS WESTERN MICHIGAN REP
Tom has over 40 years of sailing experience that includes 27 Mac's, 15 Tri-States, 6 Queens Cups and 10 North American Championships for T-10s and J/105s. In the late 1990s he was part of…
PODCAST
UK PODCASTS NOW ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE
The UK Sailmakers podcast series LESSONS LEARNED is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. The UK podcasts have been created to help sailors around the world up their games. For over…
RESULTS
MALOLO HORIZON JOBS THE ATLANTIC RALLY FOR CRUISERS FLEET
By Heather Mahady, UK Sailmakers International’s New General Manager If you figure your visible horizon is about ten miles away, then the Marsaudon ORC 50 catamaran MALOLO did a 50x horizon…
PRODUCTS
Ewincher Holiday Sale
EWINCHER HOLIDAY SALE Purchase an Ewincher2 from UK Sailmakers through December 23, 2023, and save $100 off the purchase price. Continue reading to learn more about how the Ewincher2 can be…
RESULTS
J/122 LEADING EDGE Wins Class In Palm Beach Race
Congratulations to Tom and Diana Sutton for racing their J/122 LEADING EDGE to first place in Class B and second overall in ORC in the 60-mile Wirth M. Munroe Ocean Race from Miami to Palm…
COMPANY
SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE SAILING
UK Sailmakers is dedicated to supporting sustainable sailing to ensure that the ocean can be enjoyed by all for generations to come. We are taking global action to minimize the…
FEATURES
From Recycled Sails To Great Art of a Great Cape
Article by Lynnath Beckley - Navigator of Geoff Bishop's King 40, CHECKMATE An old main sail at UK Sailmakers in Fremantle went from almost taking up space in a landfill to the ‘star of the…
PODCAST
2 SAILING LESSONS LEARNED PODCAST EPISODES
UK Sailmakers is introducing a new video podcast series, Sailing Lessons Learned, created to help sailors around the world up their games. For over a decade, our website’s How To section…
PRODUCTS
RAVE REVIEW FOR THE EWINCHER
Scottish sailors Anne and Stuart Letton bought an Ewincher for their Outremer 51 catamaran TIME BANDIT before leaving South Africa on their way to the Caribbean. While they were on the way…
TECHNIQUE
RACING RULES OF SAILING LEARNED IN THE PROTEST ROOM
Part of winning sailboat races is knowing the racing rules of sailing and I've learned a lot of lessons in the protest room. It turns out, as in the following case, it’s not only important…
RESULTS
UK SAILMAKERS CUSTOMERS DOMINATED J/105, J/24 J/22 AND ORC CLASSES AT J/FEST SOUTHWEST
LAKEWOOD YACHT CLUB, Texas Oct 22-23, 2022: UK Sailmakers customers dominated J/Fest Southwest. Sailors racing with UK Sailmakers sails took first and second in four of the five classes and…
TECHNIQUE
WHEN TO COVER AND WHEN TO SAIL YOUR OWN RACE
The strategy of winning sailboat races involves knowing how to control your competition— when to cover your competition and when to sail your own race. I was reminded of both during last…
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