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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 her responsibilities, transitioning into the General Manager position as she takes…
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 make…are we doing the…
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 comeback hacks for getting back in…
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 able to magically…
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 year was the…
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 division in the Single Handed Transpac sailing…
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 cruise from the Long Island Sound in the Northeastern United…
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 refit. Part of getting her…
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 been working together for over 50 years to bring their…
IT’S ALWAYS SNOWY ON MT. BAKER
UK SAILMAKERS ADDS NEW LOFT IN ENGLAND
Meet Kevin Sproul, Owner of New UK Sailmakers in England Kevin Sproul is one of the newest additions to the UK Sailmakers world-wide group of sailmakers with his loft in Hamble, England. Ultimate Sails, his independent loft, has a long…
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 Midwest. Effective immediately, Sailcrafters, a 10-year-old…
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 complicated and. Here’s what…
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 our Halifax races. He stresses getting your crew…
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. You will enjoy the unique opportunity to…