Allen Brothers have the capacity to produce thousands of different products. We have been in the performance hardware business since 1956 and are passionate about producing hardware capable of achieving the best results. 

Look at the majority of sailing dinghies in the world and you'll find products designed and manufactured by Allen.

Allen's high ... Read More.

The 470 Worlds this year were held in a place called Scheveningen, Holland which many of the 470 fleet had trouble pronouncing (including myself). The venue promised to give challenging racing mainly due to the huge tide which can turn 15 knots wind against tide into a massive day on the water!! This year the Worlds attracted 119 men teams and 61 women teams. The qualification rounds over the ... Read More.

Pwhelli, Wales, the 15th of August.  Most of the fleet have their boats polished and rigged, ready for a few practice hours on the water.  Ours is upside down on the trolley, we're already tired thanks to the lengthy drive this ... Read More.

Spain, and my first international event. A far cry from the concrete shores of Weymouth, but with sun, wind, and sandy beaches forecast, I wasn't going to complain. As we stepped off the plane we were met with that smell of the continent which meant it was going to be a good week. Following a friend's directions - which consisted of one text message - we somehow made our way from Girona ... Read More.

So last week Alain and I were out in Gydnia, Poland for the 49er Europeans. We had no idea what to expect before we got there other than it took us a long time to get there from Kiel and the roads are rubbish!

We arrived on thursday with the racing starting on monday, just to give us enough time to get a bit of sailing in and the boat through measurement. The sailing we did in the lead ... Read More.

Due to the Volcanic eruption in Iceland, Hyeres preparation this year was quite a bit different to the usual! Following Palma regatta a few weeks earlier we decided to fly home and then fly back a week later to pick up the boats, and to drive them over to Hyeres. The day I was supposed to travel the British air space was closed due to the eruption. This then lead to 4 days of rebooking and ... Read More.

Last weekend we had a great little open meeting down in Weymouth. There was a good turn-out of 11 British boats and some champagne sailing conditions out in Weymouth bay. The racing was run by Skandia Team GBR coaches Harvey Hillary and Ian Barker, who actually turned out to be better than half the Olympic race ... Read More.

This event presented a couple of problems before it even began. The pressure was on, after our not particularly impressive last open meeting at Rutland, which provided all we didn't like about pond sailing, to prove that on the salty waters of Brightlingsea (our home club) we actually had some sort of quality as 29er sailors. Unfortunately, we had already promised a bed - and with it a bit of ... Read More.

Dear Allen,

We have sponsored a boat PIRAT and we won the first race with Allen hardware.

This race called ... Read More.

Allen previewed two high performance rudder stocks for Wayfarer and Fireball at this years leading industry trade show METS in November. The stunning design certainly caught the eye of the visitors on the stand and created a real buzz of interest.

The designs are based on cleverly interlocking precision machined components, and do away with the ... Read More.

The summer has proved to be a turbulent time for my Olympic Sailing Campaign. Within Skandia Team GBR there have been countless crew changes in the Men’s and Women’s Squads. A number of old partnerships have broken down, new ones have formed, people have left the programme and new faces have joined. I know within the men’s Development Squad, this has been due to the fierce competition to meet ... Read More.

In June 2009, Allen Brothers, leaders in high performance sailing hardware, brought out the new EZI-TI Block Range. These are amongst the smallest and lightest range of tie on blocks available. ... Read More.

We did not have a great first day despite winning the first race. Then it picked up until we were lying 3rd overall going into the last day but dropped to 6th before the medal race, then had an ok medal putting us into 5th overall! We made a lot of mistakes and it was a whole new learning curve being in that position in the fleet. So now we have a load more to work on in time for the Europeans ... Read More.

The Merlin Rocket Nationals took place at Whitstable Yacht Club from the 16^th – 21^st August. Mark Barnes kept us up-to-date with very exciting daily reports from the event and lovely photos courtesy of Nick Champion. By all accounts they had a fantastic week, with great weather conditions and good social and the racing was very keen and close.

With one point ... Read More.

Dear Kim and the team at Allen Brothers

On behalf of HiTechsailing I would like to extend our gratitude for all the custom work undertaken by your company on our behalf.

As you are aware, the Olympic Finn, like other classes requires a certain amount of “custom” products to make everything work properly. Whether you are producing a product for the potential Olympian or for fun ... Read More.

British pair Rick Peacock and John Pink took silver after a superb final day at the 49er World Championship in Riva del Garda, Italy, on Sunday.

So it's the time of year for the Rutland Challenge Tiger Trophy to raise money for the John Merricks sailing trust. With over 160 entrants it was looking to be a good year with a lot of competition.

With an early start on Saturday morning we drove the two hour journey to Rutland Sailing Club. As we got closer the temperature started to drop to 0 degrees compared to the moderate 5 ... Read More.

Andy Budgen reports on the performance of their Allen hardware during the JJ World Championships in Sydney Australia.

The Allen A2160 60mm switchable ratchet blocks have proved to be strong and hard-wearing with great holding power - They're perfect for those tight 3-sail reaches in the 18.

The 30mm dynamic is a great running, all round block. We use these everywhere on 'The ... Read More.

Pictures tell a thousand words!
This is a great video of the 29ers racing on Lake Garda a week ago. Our sponsored sailors Lily Carlisle and Becky Wallbank were amongst them, as was Allens' Liz's son Tom Adams and helm Ben Harden - we wont mention their results - the conditions and competition were testing to say the least and they all did extremely well considering.

Winning duo Tim and Chris do it again in style...

Allen, who design and produce all their precision engineered boat fittings in their Southminster factory, sponsor double winning Feva partnership Tim Gratton and Chris Taylor. Tim and Chris successfully defended their 2008 title to become RS Feva 2009 Nationals Champions at Weymouth over the Bank Holiday ... Read More.

We had far from a normal weeks training last week, in fact the first 2 days we had about 40-50 flim crew for a Skandia Ad. So Skandia have decided to do an advert that involves the 49er squad which was quite cool. On the first day there was a helicopter buzzing around us filming and trying to chop the top off the mast sometimes. Had some great tight racing with 6 49ers zooming around the short ... Read More.

For Team Taylor/Parker-Mowbray this was the last selector in the series for the Worlds and Junior Europeans teams. After a poor start to the season we were out to show that we could get in the mix at the front of the fleet.

The Saturday was spent sunbathing on the beach in the sun as there was no wind and after 6 hours of waiting around the race officer finally decided that enough was ... Read More.

Last week Alain and I were down in Costa del Weymouth for a week of intense tuning and testing with fellow Allen team sailors Pink/Peacock. With the rest of Skandia Team GBR over in France for a regatta it was unusually empty at the sailing academy, but at least it meant we had loads of room on the water. Our focus for the week was testing our equipment and tuning our rig up - because you’re a ... Read More.

The week before Christmas saw the 3 Skandia Team GBR Development Squad Men’s 470’s travel to Palamos, Spain for the annual Christmas Regatta. As in previous years a full range of weather and wind conditions were thrown at the fleet.

Day 1 of the regatta was sailed in ‘classic’ Palamos conditions, anything from 0-15 knots off the land with huge differences in wind speed and direction ... Read More.

Spring ’10 has been a very busy period for us and the rest of the British Sailing Team. Following our success in back in December out in Palamos, we knew we would have to knuckle down in the early stages of this year to keep the momentum going. As it turned out, January wasn’t meant for sailing! The snow meant that it was almost impossible and fairly pointless to trudge down to Weymouth for ... Read More.

The Big drive down to Palma always makes us feel like the start of the new season! Although this year has been a bit backwards, as we have already done the worlds, there is still plenty more events. The first of which is Princess Sofia Regatta, In Majorca, which is where we have been training for the last week.

It has been a good week of training, just doing some speed work. We have ... Read More.

We are very pleased to be celebrating our 2^nd year of successful trading with our own brand of high quality dinghy fittings. With the onslaught of the recession in 2009 much of the marine industry began to feel the strain. However, during this time Allen has forged some excellent new business relationships and seems to have emerged out of the gloom, stronger and more excited for the ... Read More.

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Last week we were down in Weymouth whilst some of the squad were in Palma. Lets just say on the first day we were wondering why we stayed in the UK. Luckily we had a really good solid week on the water and did not miss any planned training days.

The British weather did a good job and most of the week we had plus 15 knots, exactly what we needed to blow the cobwebs away and get back ... Read More.

The low profile 'Stealth' folding deck cleat has been designed for safety and protection of the crew as well as its aesthetic sleek design.

Installation of the 'Stealth' cleat is simple and allows for fast fitting by the boat builder. As the product is surface mounted it is not necessary to provide drainage and the associated below deck works. However for a smooth look on moulded ... Read More.

Allen launch their exciting new Ezi-Ti block range

Whilst the concept of lashing blocks is one of the oldest traditions in sailing history, the Allen design team have taken a new look and applied the latest line technology and design thinking to an age old technique.

The new Ezi-Ti block range consistS of a 20, 30 and 40mm sheave size. In common with Allen's current dynamic ... Read More.

For more than 50 years Allen Brothers have supported our British Olympic sailors with supply of bespoke high performance sailing fittings.

Our latest innovation is this spinnaker halyard top block developed for the 49er.

A critical time for the 49er crew is the hoist of the spinnaker, the last thing they need after the last windward mark rounding is for the halyard to seize in ... Read More.

From Yachts and Yachting website

Britain’s 49er sailing coach Harvey Hillary says he is buoyed by his squad’s dominant display at the World Championship in Freeport, Bahamas, even though Skandia Team GBR’s crews ended the regatta on Saturday empty-handed.

There was no silverware this time round for the British crews, who’ve won medals ... Read More.

Allen Brothers has moved purposefully forward in the past 12 months; since parting company with Holt early last year Allen's focus has been on investing in new technology to produce high quality products designed specifically for the needs of its core market. These are athletic, demanding, competitive sailors at the top of their sport, who expect the highest standards of both functionality and ... Read More.

The question of what will make a vessel sail faster without increasing the risk of capsizing is one that has pre-occupied mankind for thousands of years, making sailing one of the longest and most developed activities of modern times.

In the contemporary era, the advent of dinghy sailing has become widely popular and amongst many a very competitive sport. Since the dawn of the 1950s, ... Read More.