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, Allen Brothers has been at the heart of this quest for greater speed, pioneering the design and manufacture of blocks, cleats and fittings used on dinghies.
The job of a manufacturer is to make products that work, and when we look at products for the racing sailor, they are looking for the best combination of factors amongst effectiveness, strength, size, reliability, weight and cost. And a product should still look good too!
However even in the era of modern dinghy sailing certain norms became established, creating a plateau of performance expectations, and so with the start of the new millenium we initiated a new product design programme to create a range of the best performance sailing products in the sport.
Merging tradition, functionality and protocols that have evolved throughout sailing history, with the latest opportunities allowed by the use of modern materials, design and manufacturing technology, we have worked with the world’s leading designers and sailors over the last 8 years to create products that have unsurpassed performance, quality and durability.
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