+1 on the Doyle choice. Our Doyle loft in Dartmouth, MA just went under after
over 40 years in the biz which is leaving a big hole in the local sailing
community. Yes we’ve got both North and Quantum if you want to go to Bristol
or Portsmouth, RI, but there was nothing better than dropping off a spinnaker
that you managed to rip on Wednesday night beer can race and they’d have it for
you to pick up on Saturday morning before the weekend regatta.
Keep it local if you can and although we’re sailors and cheap by nature (the
wind is free and everything else should be too, right?) the local loft can’t
stay in business if they are being asked to price match an Asian made product
offered by a big conglomerate company. Just my .02
Chuck Gilchrest
S/V Half Magic
Padanaram, MA
From: Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 5:11 PM
To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Subject: Stus-List Re: New sails?????
Ted,
I would go with Doyle. Nothing beats having a local sailmaker to come out and
measure and adjust after the sails are on — you may need to have a spreader
patch moved, add tell tales, whatever. Local is best.
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Captain of the Starship Enterprise
C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
Venice Yacht Club | Venice Island, FL
On Dec 15, 2020, at 4:25 PM, Ted_Relinda--- via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com
<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote:
Question to the group.
I am getting a new set of cruising sails for our 40. My choice is going to be
between Doyle or Quantum. I have had Doyle sail before and their service and
quality were great. Made in St.Pete Fl. right up the road. 100 miles.
Quantum sails with almost identical specs comes in about 400 bucks lower but
are made in Sri Lanka. Service is relatively close on on the east coast of Fl.
Given between the two, what might you buy.
Has anybody had experience with the SriLanka sails. It's my understanding that
several lofts and a lot of sails come from there.
Thanks
Ted
S/V Ten-Ten
Punta Gorda, Fl.
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