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PACIFIC CUP SLEIGHRIDE

View fullsize Stuart and Joy Dahlgren’s Santa Cruz 70 WESTERLY leaving San Francisco Bay at the start of the 2018 Pacific Cup. Stuart Dahlgren, owner of UK Sailmakers Northwest, in Canada, writes about his favorite sailing memory of 2018, which…

BRIAN KACZOR’S TARTAN 10 “ERICA”

View fullsize NUMBER 1 OFFSHORE, NUMBER 1 INSHORE, NUMBER 1 OVERALLONE-DESIGN, ONE BOAT, ONE SAILMAKER Congratulations to Brian Kaczor and his team on the Tartan Ten ERICA for their spectacular 2018 season! Chicago’s Tartan Ten fleet has been the area’s…

DON’T LET YOUR COVER MAKE YOU BLUE

Over the years, UK Sailmakers’ service departments have caught many problems with the condition of sails that, when addressed early enough, saved the sails from developing catastrophic damage and costing the owner expensive repair or replacement costs. When we uncover…

THE STORY OF NINIX

View fullsize Photographer Gerhard Batur captured NiNiX reefed down off her home port of Nieuwpoort, Belgium. By Alain Ronse, Owner and Skipper The X-452 yacht NiNiX© is unique for a number of reasons. First, the famous Danish shipyard X-Yachts only…