We just ordered a new suit of sails from North and took advantage of their 25% off sale. We shopped and couldn’t find a better deal. North is strong here in Hawai’i. I don’t know if their deal is still going on.

Dan Kalinowski
Lady Leanne II(#135)
Honolulu

I checked out a couple of Hong Kong sailmakers for 424 sail quotes a year or two ago and was very pleasantly surprised at how affordable they were. Hard to imagine you’d get as good a deal here, but I haven’t done any recent research to know that for a fact.

Tor
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I’ll be shopping in early 2010 for a new main and mizzen.What’s the price range?

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I paid $3,077 for a cruising quality 8 oz. main with 2 reefs and a 7 oz. mizzen. This is a complete r&r with North handling all details (including warranty). They also recycled the old rags that came with the boat. This was the best price I could find here as shipping to Hawai’i is not cheap.

This is the first set of sails I’ve purchased, but I believe it was a good deal. If not, I’ll begin drinking cheaper rum to even out the cash flow.

Based on my research, all the sail makers out here have sewing done in Asia.

Dan Kalinowski
Lady Leanne II (#135)
Honolulu

The Admiral (Cori) attended one of Carol Hasse’s weekend seminars some
years back. They teach how to do the hand stitching and reinforcing,
among other skills. The difference between true hand stitched cruising
sails and what the others call “cruising sails” is night and day. We
are planning on new sails next year and Hasse’s loft is our choice
regardless of price. The cost is not in the materials, but in all of
the small hand details and reinforcements that she builds in.

Patrick Walters wrote:

I’m talking to Hasse about sails and she says one of my sister ships
has ordered sails through her before…. which one of you was it? 😉

-p

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wow that’s sounds like great pricing for North sails!!thanks

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I have chosen Mack Sails of Stuart, FL to cut and sew my new sails: a 135% furling genoa miter cut with sunbrella sun cover and foam luff in 7.7 oz marblehead dacron and a furling main 8.26 high aspect dacron with integral clew block and cover. The total cost is $4465.

I made this choice based on several decisions.

The first is the fact that Morning Glory, a 1978 hull with a Hood in mast furling system, still has it’s original main, a Mack/Shaw. Now, I admit that the sail shape isn’t what I like it to be, but 31 years of use will do that to a sail. I’ve been to their loft and watched them sew the cloth. I liked what I saw. I am convinced this sail will out live me. I’m ot sure if a Chinese sail is going to do that.

Second is the great service the fellows at Mack have given me in helping with tuning the rigging and answering my sail and rigging questions.

My final reason for choosing Mack is the fact that it is not Chinese. I might save a few bucks by having the sails cut and sewn in China but if I have problems with the sail, calling the guys who made it looking for help will be out of the question. We all keep hearing stories about inferior Chinese products often brought on by cost cutting manufacturers. I just don’t want to risk life and limb with Chinese cloth and sails.

Mack has a great reputation. They have earned that great reputation over the long haul, more than 40 years in their various business configurations.

That is my two cents. Take it for what it is worth.

Lee

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