Sailing stories

Our customers are amazing! From all over the world, they bring us stories and experiences we enjoy sharing.

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S/V Gringo

1982 Pearson 37
Michael sails his 1982 Pearson 37 mostly on the East Coast; his base is Stamford, CT.

On Labor Day weekend, he raced in the Vineyard race (short course), organized by the Stamford Yacht Club (CT), and got first place in his category.
On our way to 1st place in the short course, beat a J105 in a reaching race!  Never did that before. Later on the race we put the sail on a pole and cranked it back 10 inches, made a huge difference with better helm balance and higher speeds.  Poled out, the race was ~140 Miles as the crow flys.
Great sail.  Winds ranged from 9-18 knots.  Things did get squirrelly above 15. Love the sail.  Love the service.”
 Photo credit: Michael M.

S/V Wonderland

Beneteau 473
Rebecca Connor is from Stockton on the NSW Central Coast of Australia. A mother of 6 boys, she came to regatta sailing somewhat recently, when she bought her Beneteau 473 a few years back. She sails with a crew of 8.
 
She was the first indigenous owner/skipper to race in the Rolex Sydney Hobart back in 2019, and while the 2020 edition was cancelled, she and her crew are registered to compete in this year edition. 
 
iSpinnakers / iSails equiped her Beneteau 473 with a custom color asymmetrical spinnaker, with the boat name proudly written on it. It looks beautilful in the sea light !
 
You can read her full story in this article from sail-world
 
We are quite proud to support Wonderland’s sailing efforts !
@TeamWonderlandRacing on Facebook
Photo credit: Wonderland

S/V Viviravela

Jeanneau 45DS
Sergi and Raquel , as they say, they are not a conventional family! They like to move, to change. 
 
So they decided to live for a few years on their Jeanneau 45DS, sailing without haste and without a specific location in mind. 

Right now, they are sailing around the south of France, Sardinia, Italy, Croatia, Greece ,…
 
They invite their customers to treat themselves to a few wonderful sailing days onboard Viviravela. Take a few days off and disconnect from the routine!
 
We designed this great white asymmetrical spinnaker with the Viviravela logo for their Jeanneau 45 DS. “We love the sails”, they said!
 
Visit the Viviravela site, to learn more
Photo credit: Viviravela

Jeanneau SO 45DS phot. cred. S/V Viviravela Spain

Didier B.

Beneteau Oceanis 44cc

Didier is an avid sailor. He usually sails around the Mediterranean sea with his wife from their Rosas base (Spain) where the boat is moored. Corsica, the Balearic Islands, are part of the regular schedule.
In 2018, equipped with a iSpinnakers asymmetrical, Didier set to cross the Transatlantic ocean through Cape Verde.

He is proud of his specific sailing tactics: he sails with the spinnaker as much as possible, even at night. And he uses the asymmetrical spinnaker with a pole proxy a symmetrical spinnaker…Overall, he sails under spi about two thirds of the time…

Wishing him good luck for new sailing adventures!
 Photo credit: Didier B.