by Diana Telan | Mar 10, 2025 | Testimonials
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...
by Diana Telan | Oct 25, 2021 | Testimonials
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 –...
by Diana Telan | Oct 25, 2021 | Testimonials
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...
by Diana Telan | Oct 25, 2021 | Testimonials
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...
by Diana Telan | Oct 25, 2021 | Testimonials
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...
by Diana Telan | Oct 25, 2021 | Testimonials
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...