Karver Furlers KFEC Eco Concept - A better future and a better furler It is up to us, sailors, navigators, racers, and adventurers, to act for the preservation of the oceans, our wonderful playground. Innovations are flourishing, attitudes and habits are changing, and b... -French posts furling -German posts Karver
Premium ropes Eco range - Turning Bottles Into Ropes The issue of plastic waste has come to the forefront of public attention in recent years, with plastic bottles clogging our waterways and gathering as vast floating islands in our oceans. Now scientis... -French posts Premium Ropes ropes
Adding a Staysail? Inner Forestay Setup Options Are you considering upgrading your sail plan to include a staysail? It is an increasingly popular choice, offering considerable performance benefits, which is explored in more detail in our previous b... -French posts -German posts
Martin Breaker - The Ejector Seat of Spinnaker Drops What is a Martin Breaker? The term Martin Breaker refers to a shackle tripping device to allow for remote release of a tack line under load during a spinnaker drop. There are a multitude of possible c... -French posts -German posts
Continuous vs Discontinuous Standing Rigging Regardless of material choice (wire, rod or composite), there are two main types of lateral rigging configurations, referred to as Discontinuous or Continuous rigging. In this blog we outline the diff... -French posts -German posts
Achieving a Stable Reaching Setup - An Interview With North Sails Reaching legs are an inevitable feature of coastal racing, and a good setup can produce some of the fastest and most stable sailing. We are talking about that range of off-wind angles, where an eased ... -German posts
Adding a Staysail? Mast Hardware Options We have previously reported on the benefits of adding a staysail in our guest blog: Turbo charge your ride with a staysail. We also looked at different setup options such as furling vs hanks here :But... -French posts -German posts sheave boxes structural furler
Continuous Furling Lines Understand the importance of having a good quality furling line for continuous line furlers, what to look out for and where to find an extensive range of performance and cruising furling lines. Not ha... -French posts furling furling lines -German posts
Polyform Fenders for Boats - 40 Years of Experience in Boat Protection If you own a boat, you know how important it is to protect it from damage. That’s why investing in quality fenders for boats is essential. Let’s take a look at the benefits of using Polyform fenders. ... boat fenders -French posts -German posts Polyform US yacht fender
Electric Boat Winch – Horizontal, Vertical or Compact Motor? You’ve chosen to upgrade from a manual winch to an electric boat winch. Now, you need to decide on motor placement. This is a critical design decision which largely depends on your boats available spa... electric winches -German posts winches
Velocitek Prism - racing compass What is with all thehypesurrounding the Velocitek Prism racing compass? The Velocitek Prism racing compass is more than just a geometrical shape, and it has class sailors going insane to get their han... -French posts race compass sailing instruments Velocitek
nke Instruments – Do I need the (M.O.B.) Man Overboard Module? As the trend for performance enhancing marine electronics continues to grow, here at upffront.com we have decided to make things simple for our customers: we’ve crafted six, turn-key, nke instruments ... -French posts nke sailing instruments