Technical corner · 9 Mar 2023
Reefing from where you sit
On a small boat, shortening sail without moving is a safety feature. The U530's sleeved, boomless rig also makes a simple, efficient soft wing.
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Notes from the designer
Short pieces on why the U530 is built the way it is — the rig, the handling, the thinking — plus press coverage and the occasional update.
Update · 26 Dec 2022
At the CNR boat show
Notes from showing the U530 at the CNR boat show — the response, a camping tent in the works, and a plan to make a carbon mast affordable.
Read →Technical corner · 2 Oct 2022
One sail, and why it isn't slow
The sloop is so common that we picture a headsail when we think 'sailboat'. On a small, short-handed boat a single sail is the better answer — and it's quick.
Read →Technical corner · 7 Sept 2022
Why a sleeved sail is so efficient
A quick tour of rig types, from the everyday to the exotic — and where the U530's mast-in-sleeve sail sits among them.
Read →Technical corner · 31 Aug 2022
Anchoring, dinghy-style
Why the U530 anchors like a racing dinghy — and how to set and weigh anchor without ever leaving the cockpit.
Read →Press · 24 Jul 2022
In the press: sailing should be within reach
A newspaper feature on designer Bahadır Eği and the idea behind the U530 — that sailing should be a sign of culture, not wealth.
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