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 Marine’s new sail track system, we are ready to compete at the highest level without the risk and annoyance of snagged sails.
In the words of the legendary Van Ferguson: “We love to slide with Tides!”
Dallas Knowles, Skipper – Tari Anne #33
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...
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 exceptionally helpful....
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 for...
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...
Sailing Vessel "Carlyn" is a 61ft yawl, built in 1996 and designed and built by the Scarano Brothers in Albany, NY. She has been sailing her entire life here in the Salish Sea of Washington State and in the Inside Passage of British Columbia. We sail with children,...
Hi Kesha, It was a pleasure meeting you today. I wanted to take a moment and thank Tides Marine and in particular Dennis for his outstanding support. When the Shaft Seal went out on my Sea Ray, I didn't know what I had or where to turn. I sent a picture to Dennis. He...
Attention Jeff Strong, I want to get a message to you and your staff of how much I appreciate how John Edson saved the day and vacation for us by figuring out which shaft seal assembly and parts I needed. I needed to fix my severe leak that flared up while on a...
Dear Sirs, On December 31st 2003 while navigating the Florida Keys, I discovered that due to the boat builder's improper installation of the water cooling system, your dripless seals were forced to operate at high speed and for an extended period of time without any...
Hi Dennis and thank you. Here is an update on my Tides Marine dripless shaft seal. So 18 years and 10,000 engine hours ago I got my first Tides Shaft seal. We are on our second one now, and I noticed for the first time that there was a little leak, a little salt on...
My name is Bruce K. McGowen. I’ve been a commercial lobster man for 36 years,fishing off the coast of Maine. My fishing vessel the Bonnie Lee is a fiberglass 35’ Duffy Hull, powered by a 250hp Cummins diesel. My gear is a 2.5 x 1 turning 1 3/4 stainless steel shaft...
Dear Tides Marine, I am a commercial fisherman running a 29-foot-boat daily out of Fort Lauderdale. Six years ago when I had the boat built, I had installed one of your Tides dripless Shaft Seals recommended by your dealer Frank and Jimmy's Prop Shop. For the next...
Dear JT, After speaking with you at the Miami Boat Show I have decided to put into writing my experience with the Tides Marine Shaft Seal. I purchased this boat brand new in 2000, 42 Ft twin Cummins. Upon taking delivery I cruised from Ft. Walton Beach to Miami and...
Tides Marine, Thank you for donating the SailTrack system for “Ithaka,” our new Swan 441. Ithaka is the flagship of the Washington Yacht Club. Getting the mast usable for sailing was the key obstacle in getting this boat usable for our students and members. Your...
Dear Dennis, You will recall that we had correspondence last year with respect to a Strong Shaft Seal that refused to seal completely. You sent me a new unit, which I was unable to install until this spring. I wrote to you on May 13th that I had installed the seal and...
Dear Tides Marine, In 2010 we had a Tides Marine sail slide/track system installed in Fort Lauderdale. We now cruise the West Coast of Mexico and love the system. We use a sail cradle, with lazy jacks and let me tell you when we drop the main stand back. It comes...
Jeff, My name is Jeff Stack and I run a small custom sailboat service company out of Chicago (Chicago Marine Group LLC). My company takes on the projects that many of the boat yards do not want to tackle; cutlass bearings, installing davits, re-power & gen-set...
