While about a mile out from my marina, I hade a failure that caused my mast to snap in half. There were six people aboard my 1968 Islander 37, and I, owner and Captain, was standing port side of the mast when a failure of the headsail connection with the roller furler...
Jeff, For 48,000 nautical miles, over thirteen years of world sailing, we have relied on Tides Marine SailTrack and Slide Systems. From heaving-to in South Pacific gales, beating south to New Zealand, to 28 days of steady tradewind sailing across the Atlantic Ocean –...
Crazy Partner just installed a new sail track from Tides Marine. Bahamian Racing Sloops start at anchor with sails down, so sail track makes a huge difference in getting away fast from the starting line. At the February 2020 Farmers Cay Regatta, Crazy Partner jumped...
As you can see from this photo of Tari Anne, Bahamian sloops have a lot of power due to the huge sail area. The main sail is not easy to get up and down! In racing we are always looking for a competitive edge without putting our crew at risk. Thanks to Tides...
When I recently bought a “new to me” yacht, it was fitted with a tides marine series one shaft seal. After some work done to rectify shaft alignment issues, the seal developed a leak. The cause was not obvious but the people at Tides Marine were...
I have used the Tides Marine rudder dripless seal on my commercial fishing vessel in Alaska for 20 years and 45,000 hrs of operations without failure. Just ordered a new one to bring everything back up to new specs and look forward to another 20 yrs of flawless...
I sailed with Tides Marine Track on my Class-A sloop “Red Stripe” in Best of the Best Regatta in Nassau, December 2018. On the track from Tides Marine… the difference is like night and day. It is absolutely perfect. I enjoy it so much and thanks to Tides Marine...
My Tides Marine track was installed in 2003 on our high performance, home built cat. Over the years, it has served us and the previous owner well with our 450 sq ft High Aspect main on a 43 foot wingmast. The large full battened fathead main slides up and down easily....
Mr. Strong, This is a long overdue letter to tell you how much I appreciate the special considerations you made for us regarding the Tides Marine Strong Track. You may recall that your gift was arranged by Robert Quates, formally the Chief Engineer at Charleston...
Hi Dennis, I wanted to follow-up with a big thank you. You may recall that I contacted you while I was sailing from Mexico to French Polynesia about a failing track. We are in Papeete, Tahiti, now and just finished installing the new track that you shipped us. It...