Product Spotlight – Right-On Laser Trailer

With the Right-On Laser Trailer, everything is easier. No more muddy / sandy dolly tires in the back of the car, no more scratched up gelcoat from storing the dolly pieces in the boat, and no more hassle loading and unloading your Laser. This trailer holds your Laser on it’s dolly so that the weight is evenly distributed to the strongest parts of the hull. The rollers make it super easy to load and the brackets support the fully load of the boat. They have even invented an fold-up locking tongue stand to make it easy to load the baot by yourself. Check out the video below:



Product Spotlight – FSE Dinghy Control Line

If your rig needs a boost, FSE Dinghy Control line is for you. This lightweight line runs well through blocks and holds in cleats thanks to a dyneema core with polyester cover. The combination of strength and holding power makes Dinghy Control a great choice for dinghy applications and is available in several diameters and colors.

Technical Info: This line collection features a 32-Plait Polyester Sheathing with Dyneema SK-75 core. Premium-quality Diolen fibers in the cover ensure durability and abrasion resistance. The SK-75 fibers are impregnated with the innovative FSE Robline S.Y.I.S. technology for additional UV and abrasion resistance. This allows the line to function equally well in its stripped state and ensures long working life.



The Bottom Line: FSE Dinghy Control is the go to choice for high-performance line. It is low-stretch, runs smoothly, cleats well and feels great in the hand. With five diameters to choose from (2mm – 6mm) and several color options, you can outfit your whole boat!

Check out a new Laser we rigged with Dinghy Control. We like the 4mm line for Cunningham, Outhaul, and Vang controls. Different colors makes it easy to remember whats what! Those orbit blocks look pretty slick too.






Product Spotlight – Stohlquist Drifter and BetSEA

The Drifter and BetSEA by Stohlquist are both amazing PFDs. They incorporate tons of great feature that makes these some of the most comfortable life jackets you will ever wear.



Wrapture: Utilizing pre-shaped foam Stohlquist is able to create a jacket that conforms to your body shape and type.
Cinch: The Cinch straps cross diagonally from your shoulders down to your lower back to keep the jacket in place so it doesn’t ride up.

Inner Cup: In the Women’s specific BetSEA they’ve added a sculpted inner cup to fit to a woman’s anatomy.

Hand Warming: Fleece lined pockets make these jackets great for colder sailing days.

Suspended Harness: The suspended harness floats the jacket in exactly the right position

Accessories+: With accessory attachment points, your knife or VHF will always be right where you need it.

 



Welcome to WestCoastSailing.Com!

West Coast Sailing launches it’s new site!

 

 

 

In the midst of moving into a HUGE NEW warehouse,  arrivals of new boats and apparel, and the day to day grind of answering phones and processing orders – we have been hard at work behind the scenes. We’re happy to announce the release of our new website!  We hope this site will provide an improved online experience for customers near and far and continue to be a go to source for all things small boat sailing. In addition to a fresh look and feel, users should find it easier to navigate our web store, locate the products they need, and complete purchases. The less time you spend searching means the more time you spend sailing!

Let’s take a walk thru of some of the new features:

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1. One-Click Add to Cart – Know exactly what you’re looking for? Use the new add to cart feature to -  easily select size and color options – with minimal clicks.

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2. Single Page Checkout – Our new check out page includes shipping and billing addresses, shipping information, and payment options in one screen!  Just like Amazon :) View all aspects of your order – without shifting between pages.

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3. Weekly Content Updates – Each week, we’ll feature a new item on the front page!  Watch out for in depth photos, reviews, and video content.

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4. Facebook Integration -  You Like Us, now you can “Like” product on our site.  Fun Fun!  Feel free to share with your friends.

In addition to these features, users can count on – frequent content updates – related to products, rigging, and general sailing resources, an even more secure back-end security platform, and overall improvements to site speed. Additional back-end improvements will make it easier for our team to process and ship orders, ensuring product arrives quickly.

We must offer a huge thanks to the team at Forix, a web design and development firm right here in Portland, for their hard work and seeing this project through from start to finish. They took our overall vision and list of features and created a website we can all be proud of. Nicely done!

While we are confident all initial bugs have been resolved, we thank you for your patience and understanding in advance if any problems you may encounter. We’ll be working hard to make sure everything works as it should – we’re always just a phone call or email away.



What’s Happening at West Coast Sailing – March 2012

If you thought the winter was a quiet time in the sailing industry, we’re certainly breaking from tradition. In addition to the launch of our new website, there are many fun and exciting things happening at West Coast Sailing. This past weekend we brought down four Lasers to our local sailing hotspot, the Willamette Sailing Club, for use in their new Middle School Race Team Laser program. This 12 week program is designed to take single handed sailors to the next level with expert coaching and race opportunities. We’re proud to support such a program!

Around the shop, improvements to our office and retail space have continued in the weeks following our move.  New boats have arrived from both -  Laser Performance and RS Sailing – and our shelves are stocked with the latest parts, gear, and accessories. Looking forward, George and Phil will be headed down to the annual Hobie Cat Dealer Meeting in San Diego and hope to gain some fresh insight on multi-hull sailing. For those of you located in the San Francisco area, mark your calendars to come visit us at the Strictly Sail Pacific Boat Show April 12-15. We’re also planning our annual Open House and fine tuning our event support schedule for the Summer season. Stay tuned for a calendar update in the coming weeks. As always, there is lots on the go at West Coast Sailing and we thank you for checking in!