In
an effort to promote safe sailing, UK-Halsey will be running
a number of streaming video clips and instructional text
on safety at sea techniques on our web site. Click on the
below link
to see the first episode that shows the perfect technique
for doing a Quick Stop man overboard recovery while the spinnaker
is flying.
December 11, 2025 SAILS TOO BIG TO CHANGE? OR ARE YOU JUST TIRED OF THE EFFORT? Tired of the hassle of switching from cruising sails to racing sails? Wish you could have one set of sails to do both? That�s why the 120-foot J-boat SHAMROCK has ordered new UK-Halsey loadpath laminate sails from our Hamble loft in England � which means UK-Halsey sails are simultaneously on an historic America�s Cupper and on a current contender (TEAM CHINA). SHAMROCK� more
December 11, 2025 ROLEX MIDDLE SEA RACE Congratulations to Arthur Podesa and his Beneteau 45f5 ELUSIVE for winning IMS 2 Division as well as taking fourth overall in IRC in the Rolex Middle Sea Race. The 607-mile race drew 64 boats that comprised some of the biggest and fastest racing monohulls on the planet, crewed by America''s Cup stars and round the world race winners, from 18 different countries. This is the Bermuda Race of souther more
December 11, 2025 BIG RESULTS IN THE BIG STATE: UK-HALSEY BOATS TAKE 3 OF THE TOP 4 PLACES IN THE TEXAS J/24 CIRCUIT UK-Halsey customers finished 2nd, 3rd, and 4th overall at the 2006 J/24 Texas circuit. A total of 46 boats and 200 sailors took part in this year�s event. �This is a great result for UK-Halsey. Throughout the year, we have been re-designing and improving the UK-Halsey Texas J/24 One Design sails,� said Pedro Gianotti, the head designer and owner of UK-H Texas. One of these top c more
December 11, 2025 UK-HALSEY�S BUTCH ULMER WINS IN THE CARIBBEAN PRO-AM The skippers of the 2006 Vineyard Vines Pro-Am sailed at the Bitter End YC. Front Row: left to right: Keith Musto, Butch Ulmer, Lowell North, Rod Johnstone, Bruce Kirby. Back Row: Tom Farquhar (Chief Umpire), Dave Perry, Russell Coutts, Paul Cayard, Dawn Riley, Ken Read, Tom Leweck, Barbara Farquhar (Umpire).
The Vineyard Vines Pro-Am Regatta at the Bitter End Yacht Club was sailed for the more
December 11, 2025 SOUTHERN TURKEY'S WOODEN BOAT SHOW AND RACE The Bodrum Cup International Wooden Yacht Regatta is one of the largest events in the world for wooden boats. This year, 106 wooden yachts attended and 75 of them raced the four-race series in the G�kova Gulf in Southern Turkey. The fleet included boats up to 120 feet (36 m). UK-Halsey customers finished first, second, third and fifth. For the third time, the 28-meter gullet, RAN more
December 11, 2025 SPECTRA/CARBON TAPE-DRIVE SAILS LOOKING GOOD Here is the latest Waterline 50 with Spectra Tape-Drive sails. The owners of Isolabella are very pleased with their new sails and the service they got from the local loft in Sidney, British Columbia. Tim Knight of UK-Halsey Northwest wrote, "The other great service part of the project was that we used an air-less sprayer to apply both Bio-shield from Contender and SailKote from McLube. The sails a more
December 11, 2025 USING STORM SAILS: UK-HALSEY�S 5TH SAFETY AT SEA VIDEO IS ABOUT TO BE RELEASED Using storm sails is the subject of the next safety at sea video that will be viewable on the UK-Halsey web site. Storm Trysail Club Commodore Richard du Moulin takes viewers through setting up and trimming the storm trysail and storm jib. He shows how to practice in light air and goes over what to expect in true gale conditions. Besides being Commodore of the preeminent ocean-racing club in the w more
December 11, 2025 LOOKING FOR THAT PERFECT PRESENT FOR YOU, YOUR SKIPPER OR YOUR CREWMATES? Check out our on-line store for some essential gifts for your crew and yourself: the Rules Quiz CD, great duffels, apparel and more. We are shipping out orders the day they are received to get to you your gifts in time for the holidays. If you need anything sent express, send an e-mail to: [email protected], and we�ll let you know how much the cost for FedE more
October 2, 2025 Killer Broach The Beneteau 31.7 THIRTY SOMETHING in the middle of a jibe broach during the 2006 Scottish Series. Once she shook off and got straightened out, she came back to finish fourth in the race and first in her division. John Hall and Sue McDonnell's THIRTY SOMETHING was the star of the show this year in Ireland where she won the Irish Beneteau 31.7 Championship and many other events. In fact she knocked more
October 2, 2025 PHOTO CONTEST Knowing that everyone enjoys spending time on the water and that to help remember those good times sailors bring their cameras, UK-Halsey is sponsoring a photo contest. Send us your best sailing shots showing UK-Halsey sails and we will display the winning images in a gallery on the web site. If we display your picture, we will send you a free UK-Halsey baseball cap. And if we use you shot in a up more
In
an effort to promote safe sailing, UK-Halsey will be running
a number of streaming video clips and instructional text
on safety at sea techniques on our web site. Click on the
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