Split between the ‘Old Billingsgate’ market next to the Thames and St Katharine Dock a host of exciting brands will be on display during this exclusive event. Yachts will be berthed in the Dock and a host of global brand leaders in the jet, car and yacht world will be exhibiting their latest luxury products at this exclusive event in the main ‘market’ hall.
Dolphin Tensile Awnings will be displaying their highly successful and popular Tensile Awning. The Tensile Awning has been created to deliver a real solution to provide quick and easy shade when on board a yacht. The bespoke design options also allows for the concept to work in architectural situations. Utilising advanced form finding software, an awning is designed to give optimal coverage, maximum stability and ease of use.
For further details, please contact Jon Sturmer 00 44 (0)1206 384412 info@dolphintensileawnings.com
Dolphin would like to congratulate all our customers and crew on board the 15 competing yachts sporting Dolphin sails and covers in the latest edition of the World Cruising Clubs Atlantic Rally for Cruisers.
This is a testing event for many of the crews, especially if it is their first Atlantic crossing but for them choosing a Dolphin product whether it be a sail or a cover gave them one less thing to worry about.
Our sails Production Manager, Gareth Heel, was on hand in Las Palmas before the start to see our customers and ensure that any questions they had were answered or issues with the sails sorted before departing.
We can now wish all those customers an enjoyable Caribbean season and a safe passage to their next destination.
To find out more about how Dolphin can help you with new sails and covers for an Atlantic crossing or round the world voyage contact sails@dolphin-sails.com or visit www.dolphinsails.com or telephone 00 44 (0)1255 243366 and ask for Jon Sturmer or Paul Austin
Foundry Reach Chandlerly are currently hosting an exhibition of local and regional art and crafts. The exhibtion runs from 5th December until 21st. All items are available to purchase. Why not pop along for a coffee and browse through the collection.
Dolphin Sails also have at the marina our ‘little blue’ drop off shed where customers can leave sails and covers that require their annual wash and overhaul. If you need any items serviced over the winter please contact the Loft and we will arrange for them to be collected.
Advanced form finding technology allows us to digistise the points on a boat to create a winter cover that fits snuggly and offers the maximum protection.
Whilst this Dale Nelson 45 was located in France we were able to still digitise the boat and with the use of the form finding software we were able to design the winter cover to the owners specifications.
Using the WeatherMax80 fabric means that the cover is half the weight of the traditional acrylics that have typically been used. The strength in the fabric allows for a better shape to be created as the fibers will not sag like the old acrylics. Also the WeatherMax80 is more breathable, ensuring the underside stays drier.
Forward View of Winter Cover
Winter cover CAD design
Side View of the CAD design
The finished winter cover
For more details please contact us 00 44 (0)1255 243366
Dolphin Sails will be exhibiting this Saturday 15th November at Titchmarsh Marina, Walton on the Naze
Please come along between 9 am and 1pm to discuss any requirements you have regarding new yacht sails, sprayhoods, cockpit enclosures, winter covers and winter servicing – plus much more!
Dolphin Sails are one of the very few manufactures to do their own washing in house. Sails and covers are not sent away to a 3rd party, which means we stay in control throughout the process ensuring your sail or cover is washed and cared for to the highest standards.
There will also be the opportunity to visit the Boat Jumble organised by Foundry Reach Chandley for further details contact jumble@foundryreach.co.uk
When conditions get tough, get Dolphin! Our sprayhoods are made to withstand the harshest conditions.
The owners of ‘Sabbiticus’ an Oyster 49 have kindly sent us this lovely feedback.
“Thinking of you / Dolphin Sails the other night when we were grtting hammered beating into 40 – 45kts coming anto the Channel Du Four as we approached Brest. John and I were both sheltering under the sprayhood which was excellent protection from the elements. We were very grateful having the quality of the Dolphin sprayhood to know it could take the pounding in heavy weather and keep us dry.”
Before the trip the owners inspected the new Dolphin bimini which has been made out of “Silver” WeatherMax80.
The new WeatherMax80 ‘Silver’ Bimini for “Sabbaticus’ (Ex Norman G III)
For your Cover requirements please contact 00 44(0)1255 243366
A wide selection of Oysters arrived in Palma for the 34th Oyster Regatta. The long range forecast was for light winds interspersed with heavy rain, thankfully there is one thing that is normally wrong and that is the weather forecast! It proved to be sunny with perfect sailing winds that allowed Race Officer, David Tydeman, to complete the 5 race series with the bonus of a pursuit race on the final day. Each course was set up to test the crews sailing ability and tactical skills.
The excellent sailing conditions during the week allowed crews to dust off the offwind sails and add a huge splash of colour to proceedings. The Bay was full of great designs as either the sail was decorated with the boats markings or the owners home nation flag represented in the colour panel layout. With 11 nations represented it was easy to spot the Scottish boat with the red lion, the South African flag on the brand new 625 and the combined British and Norwegian entry. Other interesting designs included Spindrifts galloping horse and flowing mane, Lady Mariposa’s ornate butterfly design and the tiger stripes of the 625 Tiger.
It was interesting to watch the different launching methods employed by each crew. There were a number of Top Down furlers making life easy to deploy and douse the sail, but the majority used the traditional snuffer system. Being used for the first time at the Palma Regatta a number of boats had the Oxley inflatable snuffer system. The inflated bladder replaces the need for a hard and potentially dangerous GRP bucket. Two of the big boats with full race crew even opted to launch the asymmetric straight from the bag!
Results were tight all week with some races being decided by just 2 seconds on handicap and often boats were grouped with less than a minute being the difference between 2nd and 5th.
The Class Three battle was very impressive, only 5 points separated the top 5 boats. Spindrift flew out of the stalls in Race One and repeated her good form in Race Four, After a difficult first day the Scottish team bounced back from the disappointment of gear failure and a heavy night celebrating the owners special birthday to win Race Three. With her new owners sailing her for the first time the Holman & Pye designed Oyster 45 Yo Ho Ho finished the first day by winning the second race which is excellent bearing in mind she was using her original 18 year old Dolphin sails. With three generations on board the Polish entry SunSuSea sailed consistently throughout the Regatta and finished off the series with a win. The new 575 Silver Lining was only launched this summer and headed straight to the Med. The owners played down their previous racing experience and even arrived without an offwind sail. The plan was to keep it simple, race around with out incident and see how they got on. Counting only seconds and thirds Silver Lining sailed beautifully and took the overall class win by just three quarters of a point.
Class Two included six 625’s and four 655’s. Racing was very intense especially between the carbon rigged Lady Mariposa and Guardian Angel – with full race crews it was no surprise that these two slugged it out for the overall championship win. It was Lady Mariposa, helped by her Dolphin assy, that claimed the win by just three quarters of a point. There was not much to choose between the Dolphin supplied Great Bear V, Vamos, Delicia and iSNL for the remaining podium place. Vamos claimed 3rd in the final race to secure 3rd overall.
Class One was a battle of the new big boats, it was an imposing sight as they cut through the fleet. With four different winners the overall result very close. Clare, Reina, Karibu and Starry Night of the Caribbean all stood on the top of the podium. The 885 Karibu just did enough to take the overall win ahead of the beautiful new 825.
After racing with the better than expected weather many of the boats who had packed away the biminis were able to quickly deploy their boom awnings or Yacht Tensile Awnings before sitting back and enjoying a well deserved drink.
For another year running Dolphin Sails have shown the customer support that we have become so well known for. Three of the Dolphin team where on hand to sail and offer our support through out the 4 day regatta sailing on 12 different boats. The main purpose of sailing with our customers is so we see our product in action and to listen to the views and opinions of our the owners and crews. While on board we can help pass on our knowledge of sail tuning and boat set up to ensure that our different sail products are as good as they can be. By listening to our customers and seeing our product in action it allows us to stay at the front of the fleet in terms of product improvement and development. Throughout the series many of the podium places where taken by boats with Dolphin inventories proving that we also have a race winning edge in our sail design.
Thank you to Oyster, all the owners and crews for making it such a wonderful Regatta.
The final countdown has started…. only 7 days left before the start of the Southampton Boatshow. Final preparation for the Dolphin Sails stage will start on Monday with our team erecting the stand at FO28.
This is the first year that Dolphin Sails have exhibited at the Southampton Boatshow so we are all very excited.
Come and see our Sail and Cover products on display, there will also be a model of our Tensile Awnings on show. We are the only Marine Cover company in the UK making these awnings using form forming ‘Membrane’ software.
Our sales team will be on hand every day to talk through your Sail and Cover requirements. Watch this space throughout the next few days to see our product stage evolve .
We have been highlighting the great benefits of our unique Tensile Awnings for yachts and so it is nice to be able to share the feedback from the owner of Helen an Oyster 575
“A big thank you to you and the Dolphin team for a fantastic cover. It is working hard under 30 degrees of Portuguese sunshine. It is pretty easy to put up and is keeping the Grandchildren nice and cool”
For more information please contact us 00 44 (0)1255 243366
