My last North 155 Mylar/Kevlar was made in Sri Lanka as was much of the clothes hanging in our closets. One of my sailing buddies retired from Kellwood. Kellwood, VF, and a few others make most clothing sold in the US. He frequently traveled to offshore Kellwood facilities. He told me the North Sails plant was next door to one of the Kellwood sites.
Bottom line is he said the quality control systems in these offshore facilities is as stringent as onshore plants. My local sail maker made me a 155 years ago. We were in position for 3rd in class in a regatta when the tack on the sail let go. Seems he forgot to sew on the web reinforcement through the tack ring. He was on a nearby boat and watched as the sail ripped 1/3 of the way up the luff tape. When we got back to the pier he came over and asked what happened. I reached in my pocket, pulled out the tack ring and handed it to him. He repaired it but it will always be a repaired sail. So much for Made in USA quality. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Feb 24, 2016 3:32 PM, "Danny Haughey via CnC-List" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > I just received my new head sail from Precision sail loft last night! > I'll be unrolling it tonight to have a first look. I took a chance to > order online from this Canadian based company. The sail was built in Sri > Lanka from what I can tell. I ordered the Challenge High Modulus Dacron. > > My question is, what should I be looking for as I inspect the new sail? I > plan on comparing the old Rolly Tasker head sail and the relatively new > seeming Main. Other than that, I don't really know enough about sails to > know if I got what I paid for. I'll probably unroll it and snap a bunch of > pics if anyone would be interested. > > Thanks for any insights and advice you may be able to offer. > > Danny > T40 > Rum Runner IV > Mattapoisett, MA > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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