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Loft Report

When last you visited, we were just starting on a new Cuben Fiber Mainsail for Bruce Schwab.  That project pretty much consumed the loft for the month of October.  It was really more than we ever should have taken on - not enough time to do it right, too big a sail to fit comfortably in our loft, a little short on people to tackle the job and keep up with our other customers, a test of the limits of our sewing equipment.

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So, it was a great relief when we finally got it done, out of the loft and Bruce hoisted it for the first time.  Now, we are watching the race closely in the hopes that Bruce and our sail both acquit themselves well. 

From now on, sails for more conventional 60 and 70 footers will seem a piece of cake.  Which is good, because we have a few of those coming up...

November 11, 2004 in Sailmaking | Permalink

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Congrats on this undertaking. That is an amazing sail to come from your space. On a sail of that size, weight, use, etc., are the panels stitched or fused somehow?

Posted by: bob | Nov 11, 2004 8:01:35 PM

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