At Ian Short Sails, we make durable cruising and high performance racing sails at a competitive price. As independent sailmakers, our business depends on providing a personal service to each and every customer - regardless of the size or type of boat. Our sails are used by world and national champions, high performance racers and cruiser/racers, cruising fleets, club racers as well as  champion skiff and racing dinghy sailors. Results on the water testify to the quality of our sails:

• Sydney to Hobart
  FIRST overall, First National (Beneteau 40.7) - 2004
• 11m One Design World Championship
  FIRST 2004 Palm Beach - Tempnet - Steve McConaghy
  FIRST 2005 Norway - Slam Australia - S McConaghy
  FIRST 2006 Denmark - Scandanavian Airlines
• 8m World Championship, Scotland
  FIRST, Saskia - 2007
• Melbourne to Hobart, West Coaster
  Line Honors, FIRST IRC overall, Race Record,
  Shortwave (TP52) - 2008

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Future Shock, owned by Ron Ellis, scored an impressive win in Division 1 PHS, beating second place Brindabella by more than half an hour on corrected time with UBS Wild Thing in third place. With predominantly light headwinds in this years Audi Sydney to Gold Coast race, the Elliot 56, which is a downwind flier, performed exceptionally well with new Carbon GraphX mainsail and genoas from Ian Short Sails  more »

Matt Allen has continued his winning ways with the Farr 44.7 Ichi Ban in Thailand. Following up a string of victories over three years in Phukets Kings Cup, Allen skippered Ichi Ban to a most convincing win in IRC Division 2 at the 2011Top of the Gulf Regatta held off Jomtien Beach in Thailand.  more »

Robin and Annette Hawthorns Beneteau 47.7 Imagination are the overall winners of IRC Division in the CYCAs 2010-11 Grant Thornton Short Ocean Pointscore Series.  more »