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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Lasers at the 2018 Volvo Irish Sailing Youth Pathway National Championships, co-hosted by Royal St George and National Yacht Clubs in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin. April 2018. Film by Ryan Wilson

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LIVE from METS TRADE 2022 - Gineico Marine visited METS TRADE 2022 in Amsterdam, in particular the Foresti & Suardi stand who manufacture elegant and smart marine accessories in Italy. The most beautiful deck shower on the market - was next to catch our attention..... This beautiful object is mounted flush onto the fiberglass at the back of the vessel. You have the shower head itself which is made out of cast brass. You see the shower nozzle there and you can adjust that and use that as your day shower, then it drops back into the deck and stays completely flush. It's a beautiful elegant design. This is the mixer tap off at the moment - it then turns on and then allows you to adjust temperature accordingly both of which are very flush. Also available on the stainless plate if you need. A really elegant product that is not plastic! Lovely Italian-made product of excellent quality. OVERVIEW: The Foresti & Suardi range includes lights, deck accessories, hull fittings, hatches, portholes, sinks, taps, showers and instruments. represent leading Italian heavy duty marine hardware in Australia and New Zealand. CONTACT Gineico Marine for more information or to ask for a quote: 📍 QUEENSLAND HEAD OFFICE & SHOWROOM G45, 76-84 Waterway Drive, Coomera, Qld, 4209 https://www.gineicomarine.com.au/ 👉 AUSTRALIA (+61) 7 5556 0244 👉 NEW ZEALAND (+64) 21 275 7608 👉 EMAIL: Sales@Gineicomarine.com.au

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