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It's been several years, but I bought a sail for our C-22 from Dave. It was a good experience, and since then we have exchanged several very pleasant emails. Although I don't use it often, I have been pleased with the sail. It was a Rolly Tasker sail.
Rolly tasker's loft is in Thailand so China is no surprise. Dave said the loft is CSF a loft used by several of the big buck lofts. He quoted me 525 for a loose footed main and 675 for a 135 roller furling genoa. He has responded very quickly and asked questions as to what type of sailing I do and where I sail.
Those are good prices. FYI, this is from their FAQ web page:
<b>Is your loft ISAF certified?</b> Our sails are built by the leading independent offshore sail manufacturing facility, which recently became the first offshore manufacturer to achieve ISAF in house certification (IHC).This announcement followed an onsite audit and inspection from ISAF in 2009. Following his visit and inspection Rob Taylor from ISAF said “We were extremely impressed with the existing system’s and quality control procedures already in place ...., the fact that following a 2 day inspection we were able to endorse this assessment and award ISAF IHC status can only be good news for the loft and the sailmakers they supply. This is the first inspection we have done on a sailmaker with a PASS first time!” Whilst the requirements of the ISAF certification mirrored many of the existing systems already in place ...., the direct benefit of this new status for loft customers will be in One Design . The additional ability for IRC yacht sails to be officially measured before leaving the factory, further enhances the turn key sail manufacturing package already being offered to sailmaking customers. <b>What type of sailcloth do you use?</b> Island Planet Sails uses top quality cloth from Bainbridge, Challenge, Contender, and Dimension Polyant. Our sailcloth is produced in North America and Europe.
Some of the companies that sell Rolly Tasker sails are not sailmakers, and don't have much more technical knowledge about sails than you or I. They're just sales agents for the manufacturer. The sales agent might not have a store front, selling mostly by telephone or over the internet. He might just be an avid sailor trying to develop a part-time business selling sails.
Rolly Tasker sails themselves aren't generally bad sails, but, if you don't know how to order a sail, specifying all the details of its construction and measurements, you might end up with a new sail that doesn't fit your boat and must be modified to fit, possibly at your expense. A good sales agent should be able to guide you, so that you'll end up with a usable product.
Be careful that you're dealing with a person who knows how to measure and sell sails. I don't know how to advise you to check out your seller, but if he can't or won't provide you guidance, and expects you to provide all the measurements, beware. Because C25s are production boats with a large number of copies on the water, any competent sailmaker should be able to build a good C25 sail, using stock measurements.
Just ordered one through our local loft, he came to he boat and measured himself, all along asking me questions of how I sailed, what I wanted in terms of weight, reefs, slugs, etc. It's costing a little more than the quote above, but I think it's worth it.
Well no I haven't decided yet. Talked to the gentleman at Island Planet and he seems to want to help me with my sails. I not sure if I am only going to get a new main or both. I might have to wait and see if I can get some overtime. KJ
Picked my new main up Wed (15 Dec), so far I like the work. I did marine canvas for many years, and the sail looks well made. He used Bainbridge Ocean Pro sailcloth and upgraded hardware throughout. Although a local loft may cost a few more dollars (paid $900 even), I think it was worth it....but can't put it up and test it yet, the wife wanted lights on the boat for the Christmas boat parade, so no testing before Christmas (damn because it would be a great day for a test today). Hopefully it sails as nice as it looks.
Hope you get the OT, and good luck with your sail(s)
I wouldn't call that extra Tom, I paid a little more than that for my UK Halsey. And you're right, today WOULD be a nice day, we've got a good breeze going up here in Oak Hill and it's nice and warm (finally).
I'm looking at several inches of snow on the ground here in Ohio. It will be several months before I can go sailing. No big hurry to order my sail. I might go to the Strictly Sail Show in Chicago, and see if i can find any deals. KJ
My most recent sail purchase was the 135, a hank on Rolly Tasker sail also from National Sail around the same time John bought his. I've only flown it a few times so far, but like it very much. I ordered a 5 oz. full hoist setup.
When we bought sails for our Catalina 22 and for our Catalina 25 we did ALOT of research and the dollars were close.We knew the quality and felt we got good service from Doyle Sails out of Detroit. (we are in Ohio also). Al Declerq has answered our questions and has also came to our club and spoke to us about sails/sail trim etc.Others have bought from him and been pleased. It sometimes is just about service...
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