World ARC, LEG 1 Completed

01/14/2012 - Congratulations to all those that have completed or are about to complete the first leg of the world Arc St Lucia to the beautiful islands of San Blas, of the coast of Panama including Vessel Sapphire, a Discover 67 that had Parasailor USA's Jerry Twomey as crew.

A KITE WITH A HOLE IN IT

01/02/2012 - January 2012 edition of Sail Magazine "...The sail's stability and the lift it generates maredly reduces a oat's tendency to yaw, pitch or broach under it, allowing a crew to cleat the sheet and steer by autopilot..."

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Happy New Year from Parasailor USA

ARC Start in Las Palmas

01/01/2012 - Parasailor USA wishes all its customers and friends a Happy New Year. We look forward to seeing you in 2012 at our Training Center in St Petersburg, FL or at our boat shows or events we have over the year.

Happy Holidays from Parasailor USA

ARC Start in Las Palmas

11/01/2011 - Parasailor USA thanks all its customers and friends for a great 2011. We look forward to seeing you in 2012 and converting more Parasailor customers to the Parasailor Family.

Just 4 weeks to go until the ARC start - order your Parasailor now!

ARC Start in Las Palmas

11/01/2011 - Just 3 weeks to go until the start of this year's Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to St. Lucia (Caribbean). Every year, more than 30 skippers choose the Parasailor as the easy and safe to use downwind sail for the 2,700 mile passage in the tradewinds. If you are participating this year and haven't ordered your Parasailor yet, please hurry up and place your order asap to ensure on time delivery to Las Palmas. We'll see you there!

Thank you for visiting us at Annapolis

10/14/2011 - Thank you for coming to the US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD last weekend and visiting the Parasailor USA stand outside tent C. Our next show is in December in St Petersburg after we are back from the Parasailor Flotilla.

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Parasailor University Video

10/10/2011 - Parasailor is pleased to announce the new training video. This video demonstrates tips and tricks on how to use the Parasailor on a catamaran. A great way to refresh Para-sailors and show sailors interested in the Parasailor how easy it is to set up and deploy.

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Parasailor Grows on Facebook

06/10/2011 - Parasailor is pleased to announce the updates on the Parasailor Facebook page. The updates feature a new Welcome page, links to our website and new photo albums as well as adding to excisting ablums.

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Get a custom design for your Parasailor

06/01/2011 - If desired by the customer, ISTEC delivers the Parasailor in all sorts of special designs. Even most complex designs including color gradients are possible in cooperation with our Hamburg-based partner Toni Gerken (http://www.toni-gerken.de), a specialty printing company. Check out the photo on the left showing a Lagoon 421, pulled by a 140 m² Parasailor.

ISTEC grieves for Mike Harker

Mike Harker

04/07/2011 - We have just received sad news that our friend and Parasailor ambassador Mike Harker passed away at the age of 64 in Saint Martin (Caribbean) last Friday due to a stroke. Mike was a true explorer and pioneer with an extra­ordinary personality. His friendly character and positive attitude to life and his various projects were very inspiring. We are truly touched by his death.

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