One more thing, The price from Jenkins was very good. Andrew Burton 26 Beacon Hill Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/
phone +401 965 5260 On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 10:39 AM Andrew Burton <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com> wrote: > I got new sails from John Jenkins Sails in Maryland last year. I intend to > keep Masquerade for a long time so I went with the best cloth I could get, > which I determined was GPL Lite Skin. I mostly cruise, but occasionally do > a regatta like the Bermuda Race or Block Island Race week. Jenkins was the > sailmaker for the US Naval Academy for years and has a great reputation in > the Chesapeake area. I didn't want dacron sails as the shape isn't terribly > stable and I knew that after 3 years of use I'd start to get upset with the > draft moving aft. And my boat, like C&Cs, is a cruiser/racer so I want her > to perform well, even if I'm just sailing over to Cuttyhunk with my wife on > a Thursday afternoon. > Jenkins can ship to Buffalo and I bet if you asked nicely, my son-in-law > would bring the sails to TO for you on one of his excursions there. > > Andy > Baltic 47 Masquerade > ex boat: C&C 40 Peregrine > Andrew Burton > 26 Beacon Hill > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > > phone +401 965 5260 > > > On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 10:30 AM Kevin Wright via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> >> Hi Glen, >> >> I bought a new headsail last year from Precision sails. Price was good >> and the quality was as well. No issues after the first season. Their head >> office is in Vancouver and I think all sails are made in Asia, pretty >> common I think. My 2 cents… >> >> Kevin >> >> >> >> Raven >> >> 1985 Landfall 43 >> >> Midland On >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 9:28 AM Glen Eddie via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> >>> >>> Time for Freya to get a new Mainsail and Headsail (135%-150% furling >>> dacron). Any preferred sailmakers in the Greater Toronto Area? >>> >> Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and >> help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: >> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> Thanks for your help. >> Stu > >
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