Hillarys Yacht Club, Western Australia: At the Hillarys Yacht Club 2015/16 Trophy Presentation night, octogenarian Kevin Stacey received a standing ovation when he came forward to accept the Club Championship trophy. While picking up the award, he decided to go…
View fullsize The driving force of UK Sailmakers’ new website is to provide sailors with of information about sails, sail construction techniques, and plenty of educational content. Our goal is to make the site a “go to” destination for all…
Congratulations to Houston, Texas’s Chris and Karen Lewis for finishing first overall in the 240-mile Vineyard Race sailing their J/44 KENAI. This was the capstone of their East Coast campaign, during which they competed in the Bermuda Race, the New…
Stephanie Roble (white boat) leading Anna Östling in race two of the finals. Photo: Dan Ljungsvik LWM Lysekil Women’s Match, with 250 000 SEK in prize money, is the world’s largest annual event in match racing for women, in terms…
View fullsize The latest video in our SAIL WITH CONFIDENCE series has just been released. It is a one-minute tutorial on how to use Tweakers or Twings; two names for a block and tackle system that controls the angle of…