View fullsize Here’s a simple solution to a complex tactical leeward mark situation. We’ve all been there and done that: approaching a leeward mark but your line is too high to do a desired wide-and-tight rounding. You’d love to do…
View fullsize Adam Loory’s custom 40-footer SOULMATES. All photos by photoboat.com In late June I returned from sailing my ninth Block Island Race Week; this year turned out to be a totally different experience than the preceding eight. Why? Because…
View fullsize UK Sailmakers customers stood out at the 2019 Sovereigns Cup sailed out of Kinsale Yacht Club in southern Ireland. Of the eight classes, UK customers finished first in four. • IRC Class 1 was taken by John Murphy…
One of the biggest challenges cruising sailors face is how best to sail downwind with only your white up-wind sails set. The jib bangs against the mast and gets beat up and doesn’t provide much power. You turn on the…
You win some, you lose some, but when the right opportunity knocks, you have to be ready to pull the trigger and go! Here’s a couple of minutes of video shot by Stuart Lindow from Texas’ Clear Lake Racing Association.…