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
9 Uses for PROtect Tapes - Millionaires Tape PROtect tapes, commonly known as Millionaires tape in many sailing circles, has been an essential part of riggers toolkits for years. The name Millionaires tape comes from its relatively high price po... -French posts -German posts PROtect tapes
Gottifredi Maffioli Yacht Ropes Explained Family run, Italian yacht rope makers, Gottifredi Maffioli, have an international reputation as one of the leading brands across the full spectrum of yacht ropes from Olympic class dinghies, grand-pri... -German posts Gottifredi Maffioli ropes
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
Antal Winches - Electric Boat Winch Range Explained In a previous blog , we examined the manual Antal winches. Antal also offer an excellent selection of electric boat winches for cruising sailors, which we’ll take a look at in this blog. Electric boat... Antal electric winches -German posts winches
Sailserver - Your Sailing Adventure Data Log Sailserver is a system that is tracking all your data provided through your NMEA200. It is smaller than a lunch box and enables you to share your data with friends and family. At the same time it is y... boat electronics -French posts -German posts Sailserver
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
Icom IC-M25 Marine Handheld VHF Radio - An Important Part of Your Safety Kit Being a sailor comes with a lot of responsibility of which a major requirement is to be able to communicate with other boats or services in case of an emergency. That’s why having a reliable and tough... -French posts handheld vhf radio Icom
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