PROtect Tapes Take on Regatta Plastic Pollution Image Credit: PROtect Tapes Plastic pollution is no secret - and its impact has been particularly damaging for our oceans and sea life. This can feel especially hard to stomach in the sailing circle: ...
Ubi Maior X3M Flight Blocks – the Compact, High Flyer For 2020, Ubi Maior have re-developed and re-launched their successful X3M Flight block range. This is a small, high performance, high load block designed with flexibility in mind to make it useful fo...
VSG Lifejackets - Combining Safety with Comfort Valeria San Giorgio also known as VSG is one of the oldest Italian companies to design and produce lifejackets. Starting in 1926 VSG began manufacturing sails and waxed clothes for merchant ships and ...
Ino-ending - The end of the line? When it comes to the Ino-block range, the manufacturer firmly believes that simplicity is key, and we tend to agree with them. Based on the same concept as the innovative Ino-block, the Ino-ending blo...
Velocitek: Get your Electronics Strapped-in Credit: Velocitek Simple, clear and extremely functional. Velocitek electronics are popular among sailors from beginners to competition veterans thanks to their functional design and ease of use. Upff...
Extending your reach with Ronstan Tiller Extensions Image Credits: Heidi Bucktin / Ronstan Ronstan is an Australian born company who has developed hardware for both small and big boats since 1953. In this blog we will look at their extensive range of t...
All-New Marine Electronics Tech - Smartlink2 Load Cell Cyclops Marine and Sailmon have recently announced a direct link (removing need for additional gateways) between the Max GPS race computer and the smart link Nano load cell. Sailmon are one of the fir...
FSE Robline Rope for Sale As active and enthusiastic professional sailors, FSE Robline pride themselves on creating ‘world class yachting ropes’. Designed with both cruising sailors and regatta sailors in mind, FSE are a globa...
Composite Backstays: Your Quick Fix for Maximum Performance Image Credit: Ronstan Previously on our blog , we introduced our range of new Kohlhoff composite backstays , manufactured from Gottifredi Maffioli’s lightweight – but incredibly strong – Ultrawire. Si...
World exclusive: Introducing the MORF Block Upffront.com is very pleased to introduce the MORF Block from G-Yacht Design - the lightweight, flexible, strong, all-purpose modular block system. The use of soft shackles and lash thimbles is becomi...
Robline Rope Dinghy Ranges FSE Robline has an extensive range of lines specifically developed for dinghies and small sport boats.In this post, we discuss the different types of FSE dinghy lines and their recommended application...
Fresh In: Tiller Extensions! Take a glance at upffront.com, and you’ll see we’ve got a brand-new category: ‘Steering Systems’. In the future, this category will be stocked with all things steering – such as wheels, rudder blades ...