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If you’re bringing your sails into the loft for service or storage using a drawstring sail bag, you may be staring at that gold UK Sailmakers bag that’s been stashed below deck for months, or even years, wondering how your sail will ever fit. Trust us: over the years, our lofts have seen some very creative folding techniques! Getting your sails serviced before the spring sailing season is key to keeping them performing at their best, and catching small maintenance issues early can help prevent costly repairs down the road. Your local UK Sailmakers loft can inspect, repair, or clean your sails, and if you’re thinking about a new one, this is the perfect time to plan for spring delivery. We can help you create a multi-year plan to suit your needs, budget, and sailing goals. Some UK Sailmakers lofts also offer collection and installation services to make it easy to bring your sails in for repair, winter storage, or return. But if you’re dropping your sails off yourself and are wondering how to fit them into a standard drawstring bag, follow this step-by-step guide—it will save you time and make your sailmaker’s job easier. Step 1: Remove any battens and sheets from the sail and lay it out on a clean, flat surface—like a dock finger, sailing club lawn, or other smooth area. Avoid dragging the sail across rough concrete or other hard, abrasive surfaces. Step 2: Flatten about an arm span’s width of the foot, keeping the remainder of the sail neatly piled beside it without twists. Step 3: Grip the foot of the sail while holding the section for your first fold taut. Keep the height of your drawstring bag in mind and make folds slightly narrower than your sail bag’s height to ensure a good fit. Step 4: Continue flaking the sail back and forth, staying between the tack and clew, all the way to the head. You don’t need to stack the luff like you would for a racing sail “sausage bag,” though you can if you prefer. Step 5: Fold over the tack edge over, then roll the sail toward the clew. Step 6: Secure the rolled sail with sail ties and slide it into your drawstring bag. Done!

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NAUTICAL CHANNEL presents THE KARUJET, Jet ski world championship from the 17th to the 20th March at Viard In Guadeloupe. Come and discover the world hardest race, Karujet mad parties and ambiance, shows, fun, adrenaline in the presence of our world best competitors. All of this will be possible thanks to the official air companie AIR CARAIBES, The AUGERGE DE LA VIELLE TOUR Hotel,the MINISTERE DES OUTRE-MER, the city of Petit-Bourg, the REGION GUADELOUPE, THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL, the CTIG, the CANBT, CAP EXCELLENCE and the RIVERA DU LEVANT. Follow the KARUNEWS on www.karujet.com and win many gifts!! I LOVE KARUJET

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Welcome to Willunga Ridge - not an ordinary Air BNB. www.willungaridge.com.au

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