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UK Sailmakers Nov, 2003 
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The animated rules quizzes and our Real Time Racing Rules Quiz CD have both been hailed as the best way to learn the rules of sailboat racing. Yet people still have questions regarding the quizzes and incidents they have encountered while racing. UK Sailmakers invites you to send us your questions and we will answer as many as we can on the UK Web Site. Even if you don’t have a question, you can learn from the posted Q&A. If we turn your question into a future rules quiz, we will send you a free copy of our Real Time Racing Rules Quiz CD – a $40 value. It should be clearly understood that our objective is to clarify and help you understand the Racing Rules of Sailing. Our answers and responses are not meant to conflict with existing decisions rendered by Protest Committees or Juries. Remember that a Protest Committee or Jury obtains input from a number of sources and arrives at "Facts Found". In this case, we'll be taking your input as fact! Racing Rules Forum UK SAILS MAKING THE DIFFERENCE The following letter came in from a customer of the UK Sailmakers loft in Detroit, Michigan. Letters like these make our job a lot more fun. We aim to inspire all our customers in the same way.  Dear Al, I just wanted to drop you a line and thank you for helping make my boat the fastest it has ever been. With a complete suit of UK sails my boat DRAGON LADY (a 1981 Capri-25) seemed to come alive this year at RYC (Rochester Yacht Club). Dragon Lady's finishes in 2003: 1st in Division 4- Memorial Day Regatta 1st in Division 4- Spring Wednesday series Tied for 1st (2nd in tie breaker) Spring Regatta Series 1st in Division 4- Summer Wednesday Series 1st in Division 4- annual Mid-distance "Rochester Race" 1st Overall "Rochester Race" - 28 boats 2nd in Division 4- Fall Sunday Series Division 4 Overall Champion Rochester Yacht Club Fleet Overall Champion Having never won a series before; I can point to many things that helped to put us over the top this year. But the number one difference has to be your sails. They set easily, trimmed easier, and screamed in all wind conditions. If anyone asks me how I did it, you should know that "UK Sails" will be the first words out of my mouth! We receive our trophies this Saturday at our annual Cups and Flags night. We will definitely be drinking one in honor of your fine UK team. Cheers Scott Baker Elba, NY Baker showed his appreciation even more by asking for a sail quotation on a No. 3 genoa in a PS.
JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS After being down for remodeling, the UK Sailmakers Online store is back up and running. To welcome customers back, we are offering free shipping within the United States on all purchases of $40 or more. For orders going outside the U.S., we are offering a 10% discount on any item in stock. Visit the store and see our new fleece vests and pullovers. Both are made of quality fleece and come in a choice of colors and sizes (Medium, Large or Extra Large). The pullovers are $65 and the vests are $37. All items from the store are shipped UPS ground or first class mail inside the U.S. or via air mail elsewhere. If you need express shipping, just let us know and we will give you a quote for FedEx.
NEW JELIK WINS CHINA COAST RACE WEEK
Frank Pong's newest boat, JELIK, the Reichel Pugh 77 foot sled (ex PYEWACKET) won the overall award at the just finished China Coast Race Week. Her second place finish in the 335-mile Hong Kong to Hainan Island Race and third in IRC A in the five race inshore series was good enough to win the overall award by eight points over the second place finisher. Mr. Pong's company owns the UK Sailmakers loft in Hong Kong. JELIK took line honors in the race, but the corrected time winner was another old PYWACKET -- Roy Disney's first sled now renamed FFREE FIRE. Asian Yachting quoted local racing sailor Karl Kwok saying "Roy Disney must feel good to know two boats from his stable will have a few years of friendly rivalry on our side of the pond!" The first weekend in November proved a lot of fun for customers of the UK loft in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Martin Busch finished second at the Argentine Soling Championship and many UK customers won trophies in the cruising regatta to Uraguay and back from Buenos Aires. The 35-mile race crosses the River Plata and on the first day there was perfect breeze for jib reaching. The next day the 64-boat fleet sailed back in variable wind under light spinnakers. The following boats with UK inventories took home awards:
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