First VX One Design Demo Day Report

Total Success! The team of Vela Sailing Supply was able to launch and sail on Saturday February 11th during very cold and windy conditions showing how fun, fast and strong the VX One Design is. White Rock Lake (Dallas, TX) was the scenario for this demo, under winds between 10 and 20 knots. Very gust and shifty conditions.

Sailors from all over the Dallas / Fort Worth metroplex area gathered at the Corinthian Sailing Club to enjoy hot dogs, beers, music and of course, the VX One.

Next stop will be Rush Creek Yacht Club, Lake Ray Hubbard, on Saturday, March 31st. Stay tuned for more information and fun facts of this sailing machine!

CDI Roller Furlers at Vela Sailing Supply!

Another good deal you can get at Vela Sailing Supply! This time is the well known CDI Flexible furler: the most popular roller furler for the small to mid size sailboat enthusiastic. Ideal for trailerable sailboats. A tough and affordable solution that is easy, REALLY EASY to install, lets you drop the mast without risk of breaking the luff extrusion and durable. Available for boats with headstay lengths from 21 ft. to 53 ft.

More information and prices here: http://www.velasailingsupply.com/CDI_Flexible_Furlers_s/2980.htm

VX in TX!

After a quick 1,800 miles, Vela Sailing Supply's VX One Design has arrived in Texas. This coming weekend , January 21st and 22nd. will be the "splash weekend" for the first sail in Texas waters. Stay tuned for the report.

The VX One Design hits the waters of the Gulf for a Sea Trial.

This past weekend, January  7th and 8th was the sea trial event for the VX One Design hosted by the Gulfport Yacht Club. Sailed in very light conditions, the VX One Design has proven to be an excellent performance boat. No more words, here is the video to see it for yourself:

Go sailing...sail hard!

Countdown for the first VX One Design in Texas!

The Texas sailing community is expecting the first VX One Design to arrive in three weeks. Vela Sailing Supply is getting the first boat together with another fellow sailor from Belton adding two VX's to the Lone Star state sportboat fleet!

Stay tuned for more updates and picture of the first sail test in Texas waters.

Go sailing...sail hard!

Harken goes the extra mile...once again!

Harken has been a synonymy of efficiency and performance for the racer and cruiser; regardless of the size or type of sailboat, Harken has always though about a solution for you.  This time, the fellows at Pewaukee pull another nice feature for racing keelboat programs that have to use the smallest possible line without needing to wrap the sheets or halyard ten times around the drum. The solution? Harken Performa Winches: light, racing oriented, radial drum with added grip to work on smaller diameter halyards. Vela Sailing Supply, considers this another "push forward" in the sailing industry and helps shows that this is where the sailing industry is aiming to.

More details here: 
http://www.velasailingsupply.com/Harken_Performa_Self_Tailing_Winches_NEW_s/2196.htm

Congratulations to the Harken team for another great step.

Best Christmas present for a cruising sailor!

When you cruise you want to enjoy, yes ENJOY, while you sail, even when you are trimming your sails or hoisting them or even hoisting your dinghy on the davits. Some boats come equipped with powerful electric self tailing winches, but most of the sailboats out there do not come with anything more than standard "human powered" winches. Well, the good news is that there is a solution for it. The fellow sailors at Sailology have developed and built the most popular electric winch handle, called WinchRite. You can buy it online at Vela Sailing Supply at the best price (if you want it better, please contact us) and free shipping to make it on time to be under the Christmas tree!

you can order online through our WinchRite page.