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The speed and simplicity of purchasing online and dramatic improvements in the efficiency of the logistics industry are changing traditional purchasing practices. One such company at the forefront fo this change is Upffront.com, a comprehensive online purchasing platform for performance sailing hardware and rigging systems; orders are processed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and the firm delivers to customers located anywhere in the world.

The aim is to make it quicker, easier and more cost efficient for customers to meet their sailing hardware and rigging needs.

Ronstan lash Kohlhoff loopComposite materials such as strops and soft connectors are not necessarily expensive options and are relatively simple to use – it just requires a different mind-set.

The upffront.com site is accessed via a simple and secure login process and provides an easy to navigate website that standardises an extensive range of product information. The company is continually updating technical data to ensure that customers can make accurate and informed choices between leading brands based upon their specific requirements. One of the key objectives is to provide information relating to connectivity between products; a range of tools and configurators help customers build multi-product systems online, allowing flexibility in terms of both brand and price.

The majority of products are available from stock and its extensive distribution network allows them to offer customers improved shipping times, reduced costs and a worldwide service.

For more information visit www.upffront.com

Published in Marine Trade

About the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is undoubtedly one of the greatest ocean adventures on the planet, also regarded as one of its toughest endurance challenges. Taking almost a year to complete, it consists of eleven teams competing against each other on the world’s largest matched fleet of 70-foot ocean racing yachts.

The Clipper Race was established in 1996 by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first person to sail solo, non-stop, around the world in 1968-69. His aim was to allow anyone, regardless of previous sailing experience, the chance to embrace the thrill of ocean racing; it is the only event of its kind for amateur sailors. Around 40 per cent of crew are novices and have never sailed before starting a comprehensive training programme ahead of their adventure.

This unique challenge brings together everyone from chief executives to train drivers, nurses and firefighters, farmers, airline pilots and students, from age 18 upwards, to take on Mother Nature’s toughest and most remote conditions. There is no upper age limit, the oldest competitor to date is 76.

Now in its twelfth edition, the Clipper 2019-20 Race started from London, UK, on 02 September 2019.