Elan (Scotland) Billy McKay (Sailing Legend)
Boat Sails
About
Bill MacKay
Services
Event Campaigning
If you are preparing a yacht or a team for an important event, I would be pleased to assist (or lead) in this area. From thorough yacht preparation to on the water performance optimization. With my careful and thorough preparation both Sigma 33's, "Lilt" and "Pepsi", have been very successful in large fleet racing - We had an overall 1st. place in the Sigma National Championships in 2001.
If you are planning to compete with one of our Elans, I'd be more than happy to forward preparation details.
Choice of Vessel & its Suitability
Whether you intend to race around the world, visit far off continents or simply plan to holiday in the Med. - Choice of vessel is important and many owners buy several yachts before their suitable vessel is chosen, thus often wasting time and money. Here I can help you to choose the yacht which will be most suitable for your requirements.
Blue Water Cruising
Planning a cruise to foreign climes? I can assist with details on storm sails, bimini's, holiday tanks, rig suitability, provisioning and so on.
Rig Set-up
Correct rig set-up is vital for optimum performance whether it be in a 25 footer or a Maxi Yacht.
It is essential to mark sail positions for repeatability and note wind speeds, thus building up a list of optimum performance boat speed numbers for each wind speed, as a tenth of a knot is a large amount in fleet racing. Ideally, one has the designer VMG (speed made good) details to use as a yardstick, as it greatly helps to attain the highest boat speeds on untested new yacht designs.
If new sails are purchased, always compare their performance with the existing sails - Don't just presume they will be faster! They may need adjustments and quite probably the rig will need resetting and reducing the mast prebend.
Safety Equipment
I can advise on requirements from lifelines and harnesses to life rafts and dan buoys. Safety is vital and it is important to be very thorough in this area.
Yacht Deliveries
To anywhere from anywhere. With many thousands of sea miles of experience - whether delivering a small vessel or one of 100 feet plus, deliveries are carried out with care and safety.
Contact Information
Bill Mackay
Elan Yacht Sales
Troon Yacht Haven
Harbour Road
TROON
KA10 6DJ
Scotland, UK
T: 00 44 (0) 1292 310335
F: 00 44 (0) 1292 314104
M: 00 44 (0) 7775 890011