UK Sailmakers

Lessons Learned

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Introducing UK Sailmakers new podcast series, Lessons Learned, created to help sailors around the world up their games. For over a decade, our website’s How To section has provided instructional videos, photos, and documents on a broad array of sailing topics. With “Lessons Learned,” we’re taking our instructional chops to a higher level.

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Lessons Learned Training for the Newport to Bermuda Race 01.02.2023 19:00

Butch Ulmer discusses the Sam Wetherill Race, Larchmont Yacht Club’s Edlu Race, the Block Island Race and the Annapolis Newport Race. These four events are an excellent shakedown series for a team preparing for the Newport to Bermuda or Marblehead to Halifax races. Tune in to hear their similarities, differences, and a few anecdotes as well! Butch is the son of Buster Ulmer who started Ulmer Sails...

Lessons Learned with Andrew Weiss 12.12.2022 21:40

This is the second podcast in UK Sailmakers Lessons Learned series. This 21 minute video is a discussion with Andrew Weiss, owner and skipper of the Italia 11.98 Christopher Dragon, which had an incredible year with wins in the Bermuda Race, the Block Island Race, the NORT and Tuna trophies and many more. Andrew answers questions on sail upgrades, ORC rating optimizations, why he sails with a frie...

Lessons Learned at the Pacific Cup 2022 12.12.2022 25:35

This is the first installment of “Lessons Learned,” which is a conversation with UK Sailmakers Northwest’s owner Stuart Dahlgren about the 2022 Pacific Cup Race. Stuart skippered his Santa Cruz 70 WESTERLY to second in class and second overall in ORR. Topics covered in the podcast include WESTERLY’s sail inventory, sails built for the race, the sailing conditions as well as new ways of using perfo...