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…
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…
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.…
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.…
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…