Sika adhesives and Sikaflex sealants - strong and sustainable Sika is a speciality chemicals manufacturer with a clear focus on reducing environmental impact. Their sustainability strategy “more value, less impact” aligns their commitment to producing high quali... adhesives sealants Sika
nke WiFi Box – Do I really need Wi-Fi on board? More sailors are jumping onboard with performance enhancing marine electronics than ever before, and we’ve had an influx of enquiries since addingnke WiFi Boxto upffront.com . But marine electronics c... -French posts nke sailing instruments
The Baby Karver Furler - KF0.9 “Sailing faster or with less effort is often limited due to poor equipment ”- Marin Clausin: Karver CEO. Reputed for their innovation, the French sailing hardware manufacturer has added a new product ... -French posts furling Karver
Robline Rope - Cruising Ranges Explained The success of Robline as an international rope brand is based on decades of expertise in manufacturing fibre ropes, the experience of professional sailors in the company, and the intensive collaborat... -German posts Robline ropes
Superswift - The Perfect Light Air Spinnaker Sheet The world of modern sailing ropes is bright and bountiful. But from the plethora ofbrands, colours, materials and styles,GottifrediMaffioli’sSuperswift spinnaker sheet perpetuallystands out. The famil... -German posts Gottifredi Maffioli sailboat sheets
Soft shackles vs. Tylaska Snap Shackle – Which comes out on top? In this article we would like to compare in detail our favorite soft shackle with something special from Tylaska - Tylaska Snap shackle. Here at upffront.com , it’s no secret that we favour soft shack... -French posts -German posts snap shackles Tylaska
Lewmar EVO Winches – Made to Last The range of Lewmar EVO winches is an evolution of their Ocean range which they claim is the most popular winch ever made. This is due to their widespread use by volume boat builders who prioritise ea... electric winches -German posts Lewmar winches
Armare Ropes - Zero Twist Torsion Cables Armare Ropes is a 200-year-old, family owned, rope making business in Northern Italy. Upffront are pleased to launch a new range of finished torsion cables, for code zero and asymmetric furlers, from ... Armare -French posts -German posts torsional cable torsion rope
Sailboat Wireless Load Sensors - Optimising Hardware and Rigging Design Find out just how far we still have to go in terms of understanding yacht mast and rigging loads with wireless load sensors and why they are so important to specification of sailing hardware and riggi... boat electronics -German posts wireless load sensors
KZ Race furlers - Performance Code Zero Furlers We are pleased to introduce KZ Race furlers to the website. Racing sailors will need little introduction, as KZ have been gracing the bows of grand prix race boats for almost 30 years. The pedigree of... code zero furler -French posts furling -German posts KZ Race Furler
Soft Attach Blocks - The Basics There has been a quiet revolution going on with block attachments over the last 5 years. Soft attach blocks are universally accepted as the preferred method of securing a block. In this blog we will e... -French posts pulley blocks
FourthCape WeedWand - Don't go overboard clearing your rudders! Rudders are prone to catching seaweed, particularly when there are 2 of them! Dragging weed will slow down any boat but is especially problematic for racing yachts. Therefore it's important to check r... -French posts tool kit for boat