Product review: Facnor Flatfurl structural furler Image credits: ©Facnor As their name suggests Facnor Furling Systems are a French manufacturer with over 30 years dedicated to all forms of onboard furling systems for ocean racers and cruising sailor...
Doublehanded Sailing - Gear Survey Image credit: James Tomlinson With interest in doublehanded racing still on the rise and showing no signs of letting up, we wanted to know what the ingredients are for a doublehanded boat to stay safe...
Tylaska Cone and Plug Fids explained Tylaska Marine Hardware is an American manufacturer of high quality- marine hardware for the sailing and marine industry. Tylaska’s stated aim is to make the best product based upon physics and not ec...
Sailboat Composite Standing Rigging – Material Options Having established the significant advantages of reducing rigging weight aloft (view previous blog here ), next we would like to look at the composite rigging options available on the market. However,...
Boat Lifelines - Ease of Access Problem Sometimes the most difficult problems to solve can have the simplest resolution, provided you know who to talk to! This article was written by David Proctor, a freelance yachting journalist who has se... boat lifelines
Backstay purchase systems for small keelboats We have previously reported on the benefits of composite backstays:to reduce weight aloft and increase performance.Aneffective control system to finely tune backstay load is equally important, particu...
Luff Foil vs Hanks - Which is Best For You? For racing yachts and cruiser/racers with a fixed (non-furling) headstay there are really two possible methods of attaching the luff of the jib to the wire or rod forestay: in a luff foil, or with han...
Guest Blog - The Ups and Downs of Top Down Furling BY ANDY RICE, INTERVIEWING BJARNE LORENZEN.In part three of this blog series,Bjarne Lorenzen of sailmaker Doyle O’leuexplains the benefits of top down furling, one of the big developments of the past ... -French posts furling gennaker furler -German posts top down furlers
New 3:1 Friction Sheave from Karver Introduction to Karvers upgraded 3:1 Friction sheave for use with their KF / KSF furling drums. It's not often that developments in fitting design deliver a significant increase in quality and a reduc... -French posts furling furling accessories Karver
Best Practice for Eco Boating - Sustainable Waste Disposal Most sailors are environmentally conscious and want to do their part in preserving our planet. But when it comes time to dispose of yacht waste, it can be hard to know the best way to do this. Here ar... -French posts
Guest Post - Nick Black takes stock of Halyard Locks In all of these worlds, reliability is paramount. Here, Nick explains why halyard locks have started to take hold at the top of the sport, and why the rest of the sailing world should sit up and take ... Facnor -French posts -German posts halyard locks Karver
Up Your Game with the Velocitek ProStart Sailing Instrument “The best distance-to-line tool ever”, the Velocitek ProStart sailing instrument boasts; compact, distraction-free and easy-to-use. Velocitek – a leading performance sailing company – has created a sa... boat electronics -French posts sailing instruments Velocitek