Harken - Scuttlebutt Sailing News

The Harken Factory Beer Machine

January 7th, 2020

German immigrants brought a heritage of beer making to Wisconsin. As a result, brewing rapidly became an important state industry.

September 30th, 2019

In the October issue of Harken’s At The Front, West Coast USA Sales Manager Rusty Rutherford has a suggestion for

August 2nd, 2019

Mark Wiss, Director of Global Grand Prix and Custom Yacht Sales at Harken, provides words and imagery of how rigging

July 25th, 2018

At the upper-end of the competitive spectrum, the pursuit of improvement never ends. Critical to that is rigging systems in

April 23rd, 2018

While Peter Harken has dedicated his life to engineering innovating sailing solutions, his wife Dr. Edit Olasz Harken, a practicing

March 20th, 2018

Learn how the Harken winch drive system aboard a Volvo Ocean 65 helps the teams compete in the Volvo Ocean

September 29th, 2017

The Harken Blockheads initiative seeks to heighten the connection between youth sailing and boat preparation. In this video, Doug Wake

March 2nd, 2017

When we first saw Harken’s new winch design, we thought it was a brilliant idea to keep the center open

July 6th, 2016

Harken’s V block features a unique new bearing design that easily and efficiently handles huge loads. The video shows what

June 14th, 2016

Jim Andersen from the Harken tech team answers some questions about ratchet blocks… At Harken we manage line under load.