Guest Post- What is the perfect sail wardrobe for blue-water cruising? Continuing our series of ‘Guest Posts’, this week, we asked Charles ‘Butch ‘Ulmer from UK Sailmakers NY for his thoughts on sail wardrobe, what sails take on board and setting up the most favourable o... -French posts -German posts
Introduction to Dyneema Rope in Modern Sail Ropes There are many core materials used in rope making (e.g. Vectran®, PBO, polypropylene, hemp, nylon etc) but the vast majority of modern ropes are based on a polyester, or increasingly, a Dyneema® core.... dyneema ropes -French posts -German posts ropes
Spinnaker Snuffers - Better Than Furling? A snuffer is a simple, reliable method of dousing an asymmetric spinnaker. Despite advances in furling technology, spinnaker snuffers remain the first choice for many offshore race yachts such as Clas... -French posts furling -German posts snuffers spinnaker gear
Torsion Rope or Furling Rope – What’s an S-Splice!? When it comes to furling cables, custom top-down cables (for loose luff, asymmetrical gennakers) and bottom-up cables (for code zeros and staysails) can sometimes be expensive. For small to medium siz... -French posts furling -German posts Kohlhoff Rigging torsional cable torsion rope
Calypso Instruments - wind speed instruments new to Upffront Calypso Instrumentsare a manufacturer of portable and small-scale installation wind meters. Based in Spain, the companyprovidesanemometers to a range of industries where wind data is important, includ... boat electronics Calypso Instruments
Alphalock Halyard Locks – Simply the Best? The Alphalock brand is a relative newcomer on the sailing hardware scene but its CEO, Eric Hall – founder of Hall Spars and inventor of their renowned Hall Autolocks - is anything but “the new kid on ... Alphalock -French posts -German posts halyard locks
smartlink Wireless Load Sensor – Live Rig Load Data at your Fingertips In a previous article we looked at the benefits of having live forestay load data using the Cyclops Marine smarttune load sensor. In this blog we take a closer look at the sister product, often used i... boat electronics Cyclops Marine digital load cell -French posts -German posts
LOOP Products: An Innovative Twist to the Stick-on Soft Padeye Padeyes are a multi-purpose attachment point, traditionally made of steel and bolted directly on to the deck. With a significant shift to soft connections over the last 5-10 years, the humble padeye h... Loop Products padeyes
Ronstan Cam Cleats: Lighter, Stronger and Kinder to Ropes Simple, reliable and extremely versatile, Ronstan Cam Cleats are a staple on boats of all sizes, either as the primary rope holding solution on dinghies, or as part of a purchase system on larger boat... cam cleats Ronstan rope cleats
Guest Post- Internal Halyard locks By: Nick Black / Andy Rice about internal halyard locks In the last blog post we talked about the pros and cons of External versus Internal lock systems. Here we’ll look more closely at the internal h... Facnor halyard locks Karver
Guest Blog - Reef Locks or Reef Hooks By: Nick Black/Andy Rice about Reef Locks The final in our series on lock systems for sailing yachts, Andy Rice talks to Nick Black - from Rigging Projects - about reef locks or reef hooks. Reef Locks... halyard locks reef hook
The C-Tech SnuffAir - sail snuffer lighter than Air! With large sails, strong winds and small crews, even the most experienced sailors need some extra help. The C-Tech SnuffAir sail snuffer allows larger sailboats to more easily manage spinnakers in a s... snuffers