View fullsize A big part of prolonging the life of your sails is keeping them clean. Salt and some airborne contaminates can cause mildew and actual damage to the fabrics/laminates so cleaning is certainly something to consider. At UK Sailmakers…
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. Unfortunately, this loss of strength is virtually invisible to…
In four short years, Denmark’s 140-mile Silverrudder Race has grown from 15 tough contestants to over 400 sailors, making it the world’s largest singlehanded distance race. The race goes around the Danish island of Fyn and the course is a…
WESTERLY’s X-Drive main and Tape-Drive No. 3. Jill Fitz Hirschbold photo. The 2016 edition of the 2,300-mile Victoria to Maui race proved to be a barnburner with the first three boats to finish beating the record of 9 days and 2…
For more than three decades Oliver McCann has been providing new sails and service to an ever-growing list of loyal customers in the Los Angeles, California area. Oliver has been running a UK Sailmakers loft in Los Angeles’ Marina del…