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…
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…
The new Dubois 60-foot catamaran with Radial HydraNet sails built by UK Sailmakers Turkey. The loft posted an interview with the happy boat owner, but even if you don’t understand Turkish, you’ll get to see this fast cruiser flying through…
Pictured above is 70-year-old Valery Gusenko who took second place in the Legend’s Division of the 2016 Finn World Masters regatta at Torbole on the north end of Lake Garda in Italy. Gusenko sailed with a class sail designed and…