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The USS Monongahela (1862), a vessel exemplifying the 19th-century sailmakers' craft. A sailmaker makes and repairs sails for sailboats, kites, hang gliders, wind art, architectural sails, or other structures using sails. A sailmaker typically works on shore in a sail loft; the sail loft has other sailmakers.
The company was established in 1796. The United States branch was established in 1902. [3] In 1958 Franklin Ratsey was chairman of the board. [4]The introduction of synthetic fabrics to sailmaking saw Ratsey and Lapthorn suffer commercial decline. [5]
People who worked as sailmakers, making and repairing sails for sailboats, kites, hang gliders, wind art, architectural sails, or other structures using sails. A sailmaker typically works on shore in a sail loft.
Sailmakers Shopping Centre (High street entrance) Sailmakers shopping centre (formerly known as Tower Ramparts) is a small multi-story shopping centre located in Ipswich, England. It was opened to the public in November 1986. It is currently owned and operated by LaSalle Investment Management, who purchased the centre in 2011.
The Elvstrøm Sails logo of today. Elvstrøm Sails is an international sailmaker.Elvstrøm Sails was founded by Paul Elvstrøm, who founded the company based on his inventions for dinghy racing through the 1940s and 1950s.
The Murdicks had a long and riveting history of their own, dating to sailmakers who came to Mackinac in the 1880s to stitch canvas awnings for the Grand Hotel.
Frederick Emmart Hood (May 5, 1927 — June 28, 2013) was an American yachtsman and naval architect.He founded the sailmaker Hood Sails in Marblehead, Massachusetts in 1952.
The West Country whipping is a quick practical method using twine, having several advantages: it can be tied without a needle; it is simple to understand and remember; if the whipping fails, the loose ends can usually be re-tied to temporarily prevent the rope's end from fraying.
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