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Upffront.com: Tuff Luff and Harken Headfoils

by Phil Anniss 7 Jul 2016 13:08 BST 7 July 2016

Upffront.com is a comprehensive online purchasing platform for performance sailing hardware and rigging systems; orders are processed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and we deliver to customers located anywhere in the world.

The speed and simplicity of purchasing online and dramatic improvements in the efficiency of the logistics industry are changing traditional purchasing practices and upffront.com is at the forefront of this transition in the sailing industry.

Our aim is to make it quicker, easier and more cost efficient for our customers to meet their sailing hardware and rigging needs.

The upffront.com site is accessed via a simple and secure login process and provides an easy to navigate website that standardises an extensive range of product information. We are continually updating technical data to ensure that our customers can make accurate and informed choices between leading brands based upon their specific requirements. One of our key objectives is to provide information relating to connectivity between products; a range of tools and configurators help customers build multi-product systems online, allowing flexibility in terms of both brand and price.

The majority of products are available from stock and our extensive distribution network allows us to offer our customers improved shipping times, reduced costs and a truly worldwide service.

For more information visit www.upffront.com or email

Tuff Luff and Harken Headfoils

A twin-groove headfoil is a must-have system for any club or grand prix race boat. Seamless inside / outside genoa hoists allow you to keep trucking upwind as the wind changes.

Upffront.com has brought together the two undisputed market leaders in this field: Tuff Luff and Harken headfoils, to allow you to select the right product for your needs. A quick review of the available data on the site clearly demonstrates that the benchmark is the original Tuff Luff system which still provides a good value, high quality and reliable product. Harken Carbo Racing Foils then entered the market offering a significant weight saving.

In response, however, Tuff Luff Aero has been recently launched with an updated, more efficient design and better materials to apparently regain the top slot in terms of weight advantage. Click here to choose the headfoil system that will best suit your needs.

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