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Sanding bottom paint is one of the least enjoyable elements of our sport, but it is a necessary evil for boats that are not dry sailed. With a lot of people about to go into the boat yard to prepare…

Over the past few months, UK Sailmakers has posted on our website, newsletter, and Facebook several articles on safety-at-sea and, in particular MOB situations. That’s because many of us at UK Sailmakers are involved in assisting with SAS training for…

As the world of single- and double-handed sailing expands, World Sailing has created an Offshore World Championship. At first, you’d envision fully-crewed maxis or the like; but no… it’s a one-design 30-footers to be sailed doublehanded by a combined female/male…

View fullsize This drop-dead gorgeous wood and epoxy Waarschip 1012 is named DE SIGARENKIST, which translates to CIGARBOX for obvious reasons. Wood can be gorgeous, strong and lightThe boat is made of Supra Hechthout, which is the Rolls Royce of…

When the asymmetrical spinnaker was first introduced decades ago, it quickly became apparent that boats with different “poles” sailing together had to play the game a bit differently. Because boats with traditional symmetrical spinnakers can run deeply downwind, and sprit…