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JKP 45 SIRENE FINISHES 15,000 NM DELIVERY FROM FRANCE TO FREMANTLE
Bill Henson and son Alexander have just completed their 15,000 nm trip from France to Fremantle to cap off the building and delivery of their new boat, the JPK 45 named SIRENE. When Henson ordered his boat from JPK in…
CHRISTOPHER DRAGON WINS NORTHERN OCEAN RACING TROPHY
The Northern Ocean Racing Trophy (NORT) is awarded to the top boat that has competed in the 630-mile Newport-to-Bermuda Race, the 240-mile Vineyard Race and at least one of the other “optional” races such as the 150-mile Ida Lewis Distance…
IT’S NOT JUST THE TOOLS
Seahorse Magazine is renown for its coverage of high-end sailboat racing and often includes articles focusing on and explaining the various technologies that support the leading edge of our sport. Recently, the editors of Seahorse worked with UK Sailmakers on…
CLASSIC IOR RACER IS BACK
UK Sailmakers Ireland’s Barry Hayes caught these great photos and video of the magical classic IOR racer IMP showing off her total refit and new X-Drive Carbon sails. Those who restore classic yachts help maintain sailing history – from wooden…
HOW HE WON HIS CLASS IN BERMUDA RACE
Andrew Weiss talking about his class win in the 2022 Newport to Bermuda Race. Andrew and Linda Weiss’ Italia 11.98 CHRISTOPHER DRAGON finished first in Class 12 (14 boats) and fourth overall in St. Davids Lighthouse (Corinthian) division of this…
A3 INSTEAD OF CODE ZERO FOR ORC ASTOUNDING VICTORY
Shown here is the Italia 11.98 CHRISTOPHER DRAGON sailing with her new A3 instead of code zero before winning the ORC class at the 2022 Larchmont Yacht Club Edlu Race. Two weeks later, DRAGON won the 180-mile Stamford-Block Island Race.…
Gaining Extra Height With Inhaulers
Barry Hayes of UK Sailmakers Hong Kong For decades, most top racing boats had great big overlapping headsails, which develop a lot of power as the overlap of the main by the genoa slows the airflow between the two sails.…
How to Center your Rig
The first and most important step in tuning the rig is to get the tip of the mast over the center of the boat. If the mast is off to one side, even just a little, it will cause the…
Spinnaker String Takedown
The Stretch-and-Blow Spinnaker Douse allows you to sail practically right up to the leeward the mark with the sail drawing fully. When it is time to drop the spinnaker, the pole is eased to the forestay, the sheet is over-trimmed…
Sail With Confidence: Setting Halyard Tension
Sail With Confidence: Spin Stop System
How to Rig an Outboard Sheet
For years UK Sailmakers has been helping sailors learn the racing rules of sailing with our animated Rules Quiz program. Now we are taking on teaching sail trim and sail handing with a new instructional video series. The free videos…
BLACK SEA PIRATES MAKE OFF WITH PLATU 25 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2021 EUROSAF Platu 25 European Championship in Odessa, Ukraine, finished in style with two decisive races held on the last day. The BLACK SEA PIRATES, UKR62, skippered by Rodion Luka took the gold medal over UKR999 KONTRAMARKA. Thirty-five boats…
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON INHAULERS
Published on October 14th, 2021 in the Sailing Newsletter SCUTTLEBUTT Maximizing the performance of our boats requires the utilization of the sail trim adjustments and an understanding of the impact from each adjustment. Correctly trimming the sails through the range of…
AVOID SEVERE SAIL FAILURE: BRING YOUR SAILS IN FOR WINTER SERVICE
UK Sailmakers’ Winter Service Program is more than just washing and storing sails. Your sails will go through a comprehensive inspection to make sure they will be up to the job in the upcoming season. We check over stitching, batten…