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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 Match Racing

A match race is a race between two competitors, going head-to-head.

In yacht racing, it is differentiated from a fleet race, which almost always involves three or more competitors competing against each other, and team racing where teams consisting of 2, 3 or 4 boats compete together in a team race, with their results being combined.

A match race consists of two identical boats racing against each other. With effective boat handling and clever use of wind and currents, a trailing boat can escape the grasp of the leader and pass. The leader uses blocking techniques to hold the other boat back. This one-on-one duel is a game of strategy and tactics.

About the World Match Racing Tour

Founded in 2000, the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) promotes the sport of match racing around the world and is the longest running global professional series in the sport of sailing. The WMRT is awarded ‘Special Event’ status by the sport’s world governing body – World Sailing – and the winner of the WMRT each year is crowned World Sailing Match Racing World Champion. Previous champions include Sir Ben Ainslie (GBR), Taylor Canfield (USA), Peter Gilmour (AUS), Magnus Holmberg (SWE), Peter Holmberg (ISV), Adam Minoprio (NZL), Torvar Mirsky (AUS), Bertrand Pace (FRA), Jesper Radich (DEN), Phil Robertson (NZL) and Ian Williams (GBR). Since 2000, the World Match Racing Tour and its events have awarded over USD23million in prize money to sailors which has helped to contribute to the career pathway of many of today’s professional sailors