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| February 4, 2009 J/24 ARAMID GENOA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM UNDERWAY  After the International J/24 Class Association voted to allow the use of aramid fibers in the construction of class genoas, UK-Halsey Houston started working on making their fast class genoa’s faster yet. Aramid is the generic name for yarns such as Dupont’s Kevlar. Since aramid yarns have very little stretch, existing sail designs that compensated for stretch need to be updated. &nbs more | ||
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| August 27, 2008 UK-HALSEY TAKES TOP TWO POSITIONS IN THE ROUTE HALIFAX-ST. PIERRE  The fourth edition of this ocean race was won by Philippe Paturel on CIAO!, an Archambault 35 fully geared with UK-Halsey MatriX sails developed by Sylvain Barrielle from the San Francisco loft. Second was Larry Cohen’s DAWN TREADER, a Swan 48 also powered by UK-Halsey.The 360-mile race started on July 13, 2008, in the historic harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Afte more | ||
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| July 7, 2008 Tiny TENACIOUS Triumphs in Newport-Bermuda Race. UK-Halsey Sailmakers’ Customers Win Five out of 16 Classes.  While the world’s press focused on the most exotic and expensive sailboats in this year’s Newport to Bermuda ocean race, a trio of “well-sailed” production sail boats swept the top three places in the most competitive “professional” division of this biennial classic ocean race. What all three also held in common were complete sail inventories from one brand, UK-Halsey Sailmakers.Smalle more | ||
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| April 29, 2008 VICTORY SAILS IS THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE UK-HALSEY GROUP  UK-Halsey International is happy to announce the latest addition to the group. Victory Sailmakers in Halifax, Nova Scotia has just signed a licensing agreement to become UK-Halsey Maritimes. The loft was founded in 1995 by Erik and Angela Koppemaes. The loft is the only full production and service sail loft east of Toronto in Canada. Erik started his sailmaking ca more | ||
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| April 29, 2008 A UNIQUE SAILOR’S RACE: Halifax to St. Pierre  Not often do you get a chance to create and participate in a new offshore race. Well, here is a new race that we will be talking about into the next Millennium! It is a sailor’s race – not yet tainted by protocol, politics, sponsorship requirements, club ties or big bucks of other more established events.Born in 2002, the Route Halifax - St. Pierre is more | ||
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