In the last few years I have learned more then I can remember when it comes to sailboat racing. One thing that keeps coming back is this lesson: Genoa Staysails can add speed to a lot of boats in man
This year's Newport to Ensenada Race was one of the classics - great breeze all day and night with a full moon and the usual 'challenging' last few miles to the finish in the morning. One of the stan
At Ullman Sails San Diego, we pride ourselves on our dedication to customer service. Nothing illustrates this better than our work during last weekend's San Diego Yachting Cup. Our staff worked long
Vince Townrow grew up in Australia, where he started sailing at age eleven on Mirror dinghies at the Montrose Bay Yacht Club in Hobart, Tasmania. Vince took to sailing like a fish to water, and quickl
With sunny cool weather light winds and 45 boats the Cabrilo 1 race hosted by SWYC turned out to be a great race and a fantastic day of sailing. The Cabrilo 1 race starts at the mouth to San
Congratulations to Derek Campbell’s Melges 32 ‘Banshee’ and Mike Schiltz’ J-105 ‘Money Shot’ for taking the top two spots in 48 North and Harken’s annual Northwest Top 25 Sailboats of 2009.
Both boats ended up tied for first after dominating performances on the race course all year. Ten major sailing events were tracked during 2009 and the Top 25 are boats that sailed in at least four of those events. ‘Banshee’ and ‘Money Shot’ each won four events and had an equal number of class starters for an unbreakable tie. Both boats are equipped with FiberPath GP upwind sails and Red Line Series downwind spinnakers.
Three other Ullman Sails powered boats placed in the Top 25 – Erik Kristen’s J-105 ‘Jubilee’ (#15), Greg Larsen’s Olson 30 ‘Lunch Box’ (#16), and Dan Randolph’s venerable Ranger 26 ‘Runner’ (#18). Congratulations to all these teams for a well sailed 2009!
Fast boats use Ullman Sails! In the Northwest contact Ullman Sails Seattle for a quote or consultation and we’ll put you in the winner’s circle too!
