Friday, November 16, 2012
A long time!
It has been a long time since my last post. I did make a stays'l out of organic duck. It is okay, we have not tanbarked it yet. I roped it with hemp and we dry it carefully if it gets wet. Cotton sails are not for everyone, if you want to go fast, if you are lazy and if you don't cover your sails forget it.
This year we have made a LOT of dacron tanbark sails. Bainbridge, Challenge and Contender are all carrying nice fabrics. I still love Clipper and am using that as often as possible.
The economy has hit us all hard and fabrics are going up. It is shocking to see price changes over the past 5 years. Many customers are looking for a value and I get that. Your sailmaker can often call the manufacturers and see what is on sale, overstocked, slight flaws etc. Sadly, had yet another customer succumb to the Hong Kong prices and get an awful suit. At this point we can work on 2 of the sails, but one has to be replaced. UGH.
Don't forget to store your sails in galvanized trash cans to keep the wet and critters away!
Happy Holidays!
Heidi
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