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July 08, 2025 2 min read
Summer's in full swing, and whether you're already out cruising or gearing up for race day, now's the perfect time for a mid-season refresh. We've rounded up our favourite tips, gear, and events to help make this July unforgettable.
Inspect Your Ropes - Look for fraying, stiffness or UV damage. Replace worn lines early to avoid mid-race failures.
Rinse And Dry Your Gear - Salt buildup can degrade performance. Rinse off jackets, gloves, and PFD with fresh water and air-dry thoroughly.
Check Your Sail Stitching - Scan for loose threads, chafing or weak seams - especially near the battens and clew corners.
Lubricate Blocks And Moving Parts - Use a marine-grade lubricant to keep pulleys, tracks and shackles moving freely.
Test Zippers And Fasteners - Stuck or corroded zips can ruin a good day on the water. Clean and apply zipper lube if needed.
Organise Your Onboard Kit - Restock essentials like tape, spare shackles, and gloves. A tidy boat is a fast boat!
The hot sun and salty air are tough on your kit. Taking 10-15 minutes now to check over your ropes, sails and waterproofs could save you hassle later.
Our bold, ultra-durable 20L Sailing Chandlery Dry Bag is the ultimate summer staple. Keep your wet kit contained or protect your valuables when heading ashore - it's lightweight, waterproof and build to last.
You don't want to be caught short on ropes, gloves or safety kit during your next outing. Our most popular essentials are back in stick - ready for same-day dispatch if you order before midday.
Now might be the time to finally grab that high-performance jacket or upgrade a key hardware component. Not sure what you need? Browse our best-in-class selections or message the team for a personal recommendation.
When Adrian couldn't source a replacement rope for his Kite Bar, he turned to us for a custom solution:
- Adrian
From classic races to summer showdowns, here are the top events to watch or enter this month:
Whether you're on the starting line, or showing your support, soak in the summer sun and connect with the sailing community.
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Needed 5m of a low stretch rope to act as a mast raising / lowering tail on my Wayfarer forestay as the existing 5mm rope was a bit thick to pass under my reefing spar attachment. Now it fits snugly and the mast raises and lowers better than it did before because of less friction and "bounce".
The top cover was delivered on time as expected. The cover fits perfectly and hopefully it will last forever … Thank you
Bought this for my son so can’t personally comment as I’ve not used it. However he was very pleased with the purchase and said it’s great quality.
Always happy with my orders from Sailing Chandlery. They are quick to post and very helpful when I have had a question.
Jason delivered the boat on time at Hayling Island Sailing Club. The boat was new and all the spars were in perfect condition. Jason came to pick up the boat and return the deposit which I gave at the time of the delivery. Every interaction with Andrew and Jason were handled very professionally. I will recommend to any sailor Sailing Chandlery in the future. I really appreciated how easy it was to charter this boat. Thank you very much. Jacques Kerrest
This was a birthday present for a sailing daughter (i don't sail!) She was delighted, it hasn't been out on the water yet but she's looking forward to trying it out and says it's just what she wanted... so looks like a good choice by me after helpful advice from Sailing Chandlery staff!
I bought the 2.5mm dyneema for a special winch/pulley project which needs to pull two sides of a cradle exactly simultaneously for about a meter. Originally I was going to create loops on both the LHS and the RHS, then loop them together onto a 3mm dyneema rope. This gave me two issues : firstly the "knot" would be large and may rub on the cradle (not much room available), secondly there was no redundancy if the 3mm dyneema was to fail. So I then looked at splitting the drum on the winch into 2 halves so I could wind on both the RHS and LHS 2.5mm ropes on together. This would give redundancy if one leg was to fail but it would not guarantee simultaneous pulling.
Then I had a brainwave. I spliced the 2 x 2.5mm together and then fed a 1.5meter tail through the middle creating a combined rope of approx 3.5mm diameter. I then wound this onto the drum of the winch as a single rope. This would ensure simultaneous pulling, and also provide redundancy if say the outer sheath was abraded and failed - also there was no significant "knot" so it fitted in neatly in the space available.
It was a bit of a fiddle pulling the tail through but not really difficult with the D-splicing tool.
All in all, I am very impressed with the dyneema and I am glad I did not choose a wire rope for this application.
Quick and easy to fit on to the end of the sail and work perfectly.
Thank you 'Sailing Chandlery' for your quick service and easy website which helped me pick the correct part I needed. I am back sailing when the weather allows.
Prompt delivery, with helpful updates and time slot spot on. Perfect new sail at a great price and the number fixing service is well worth it. It even won its first race! Thank you.
This was an easy thing to sort out for my Wanderer. It's a common part for a wide range of boats. The whole thing comes complete that's the Rudder pivot bolt, wing nut and 'socket washer' for the bolt head. The whole process took just a couple of days for my order to be picked dispatched and shipped and I was ready to go sailing again.
I needed GBR letters for the ILCA Europeans and they arrived by the next post.
I bought four of these blocks to deal with Control line take away Perfect.
Great product. Very good quality and price!
Quick delivery, great item
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