Tuning Guides
Sailmakers and other gurus have advice on getting your boat set up properly to improve performance and safety.
Sailmakers and other gurus have advice on getting your boat set up properly to improve performance and safety.
January 22, 2026 This is the time of year for planning next season’s special voyage. This may be a trip up the coast, across the lake, or multi week sail to the islands or a favorite anchorage. We love to think that we can just jump on the boat and sail over the horizon when…
May 22, 2025 Last issue Part 1 looked at the initial stages of developing a sail. Next time, choosing cloth, finishing the design getting ready to cut panels. The structural meshing begins and cloth is chosen to be tested for how much load deformation should be expected. FEA is commonly used in industries where physical…
May 8, 2025 By Keven Piper There are as many ways to design a sail as there are sail designers in the world. In the old days, sailmakers would start either with the measurements of an existing sail that worked on the boat or a blueprint of the sailplan of the boat. These 2D methods…
Apr 24, 2025 On Tuesday, Earth Day, Sail Canada announced a new partnership with LI/NE, a Canadian company that recycles old sails and turns them into bags. Canadian LI/NE is reimagining waste by collecting, cleaning and repurposing old sails into one-of-a-kind bags that are skillfully handcrafted in small batches in Toronto. As part of its…
Feb 27, 2025 By Keven Piper, Bay Sails Introduction The Lake Ontario Short Handed Racing Series (LOSHRS) is a very well attended series for single and double handed crews, and the Great Lakes Single Handed Society promotes other similar series all over the Great Lakes. The challenge of longer navigation style races and less crew…
Sept 12, 2024 By Keven Piper News of NTG (North Technology Group) buying Quantum Sails and Doyle Sails has lots of sailors talking about sail lofts lately. Talking with some colleagues in the industry even those working under those banners were surprised, but not really surprised by the news. Some commented that they haven’t had…

January 22, 2026 The NorthStar SailGP Team wrapped up an exhilarating weekend on the water with a sixth-place overall finish at the Oracle Perth Sail Grand Prix, marking an important step forward in the first evet of the 2026 Rolex SailGP Championship season. The highlight of the weekend was in the final fleet race of… Read More…

January 22, 2026 The Lake Ontario Offshore Racing Organizing Authority (LOOR OA) has confirmed that all LOOR race courses for the 2026 season will continue to be run exclusively in Canadian waters. This decision is a continuation of the approach adopted for the 2025 season and, as before, is based entirely on feedback received directly… Read More…