Originally posted by whk:
Well back to the original intention of this thread (good tangent on cross sheeting though!)...I corresponded with Benz today and asked if he would work with Henry Little at the RI North loft to share his secrets for having similar sails made at Zephyr's local North loft. Benz's reply is;
"...I consider the J-30 as a one-design boat and yes you can order the sails through Henry however past experience is the sails do not come out like Scott's sails even though I have tried to share my designs with the North designers. I can only guarantee this to be so when the sails are ordered here. I can assist you with a great tuning guide which will match the sails ...."
So my dilemma is to figure out if I want the recipe repeated without the local support, or the potential of duplicating the recipe but with local loft support. I'll be speaking with other folks too, so feel free to weigh in with your comments and recommendations.
Bill
I am having the same issue here in Marblehead. Seems the reason you work with a large sail maker is to access shared design ideas but that seems not to be the case with all North lofts. I am sure Benz is getting benefits from being part of North Sails, he should give back to it without friction.
I can understand people who do not have access to a local North loft buying from Benz, but the people who have a loft in their own town need to support and need the support of their own loft.
David
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