We have had a very busy winter period getting your sails serviced, repaired and ready for 2024. Over 800kg of sails and covers sent to laundry are now back.
We were delighted to get so many sails and covers this season, way more than we have had before; we are getting everything ready for St. Patrick's Weekend so you can get out early.
As well as laundry, we have been really busy getting racing sails ready, checking their IRC, and sorting any nicks and scratches on them. Most of the racing sails are ready for the season ahead, with the last of them ready for action in early spring.
We have moved production
We have moved to a new production loft in Carrigaline, and opened up a shop in Crosshaven to better serve the needs of our customers; the new production loft is built to make and service sails.
New Plotter- Blackman & White
We have also bought a new Plotter (cutting machine to cut sails). To give us greater capability to produce sails with a modern machine. Our new machine is affectionally called Marvin2
New Plotter from Blackman and White, state-of-the-art plotter, with drag knife and pizza wheel, felt vacuum bed, aluminium and steel ridged frame
Get your orders in. We still have the capacity to deliver new sails on time
We still have room for you if you want to get out early and make the most of 2024. As March is here and you're not sure the status of your sails. Or looking at your IRC cert and think it needs to be lower.
Our sail loft has been a sail service centre for over fifty years. Thousands of sails have been on our floor and it’s not often we see something we haven’t encountered before. We can spot issues before they emerge as serious problems. This will not only save you money – but also time.
No one wants their sails on our floor when they should be on your boat out sailing!
CLUB RACER
As we are the only IHC loft in Ireland, we can get your sails IRC measured and certified for the coming season. We still have room for more if you haven’t sent them in and your thinking of having a look. Now is the time.
When we receive your sails in our loft we give them a full check over. We check all luff tapes for tears, check common wear spots such as where they interact with spreaders and stanchions, check for missing telltils, and identify if there are any unknown causes for the problem which is presenting itself on the floor.
While we have your sails we can re-measure them for IRC. This can lead to a nice reduction in your IRC handicap upon your revalidation for the 2020 season.
COASTAL CRUISER
If cruising or day sailing is your thing and you put your sails away last October. There is still time to get them checked and ready for the new season. I have seen many sails still on the boom in different boat yards and yacht clubs.
One of the worst thing you can do for your sails is leave them on your boat for a prolonged period of time – even during the sailing season. If you are not going to be using your boat for a month or more then take down the sails and store them.
Exposure to the sun degrades your sails and covers – this is simply a fact of life. The UV light breaks down the fabric and especially the stitching.
During the check-up, we inspect your entire UV cover and its stitching. A quick run through a sewing machine now is much more cost-effective than replacing an entire torn UV strip after an Irish winter storm. The same goes for your covers. Deliver them all to us together for a full assessment.
1720 with XD Carbon racing sails
NOW IS THE TIME!
Our schedule in filling up fast after a busy season on the water. Now is the time to contact us and arrange your service. Let us ensure your sails are in top health and ready for your 2020 sailing season.
Contact Production at [email protected]
